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| Born | (1911-02-11)February 11, 1911 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 1965(1965-04-22) (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1938–1965 |
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Harvey Eisenberg (February 11, 1911 – April 22, 1965)[1] was an Americananimator andcomic book artist. Best known for his work withWilliam Hanna andJoseph Barbera at theMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio and later at their ownHanna-Barbera Productions, Eisenberg illustrated a large number of comic book stories and comic strips starring characters such asTom and Jerry,Yogi Bear, andThe Flintstones, while also working as an animation layout artist and character designer on the cartoons themselves.[2]
Eisenberg was a native ofBrooklyn,New York City,New York of German descent, where as an adult he met another cartoonist,Joseph Barbera. Barbera later got Eisenberg a job at theMGM cartoon studio in the late 1930s, where Eisenberg worked in Barbera and William Hanna's unit doing layouts forTom and Jerry cartoons from 1941 to 1945. From 1946 to 1951, Eisenberg and Barbera were partners in Dearfield Publishing, a comic book company with titles such as"Red" Rabbit Comics,Foxy Fagan, andJunie Prom.[3][4]
Eisenberg went into comic book illustration full-time from the late 1940s on, and illustrated many issues ofTom and Jerry and later Hanna-Barbera related comic books and children's books. His prolific career as an illustrator of Hanna-Barbera comics has drawn comparison to the workCarl Barks did forWalt Disney Productions.[5]
Eisenberg's sonJerry Eisenberg became astoryboard artist, layout artist, and character designer for Hanna-Barbera in the late 1950s, and later also worked forRuby-Spears Productions as well.[2] Following a series ofheart attacks, Harvey Eisenberg died on April 22, 1965.
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