Joseph Roland Barbera (/bɑːrˈbɛərə, ˈbɑːrbərə/ bar-BAIR-ə, BAR-bər-ə; Italian: ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known as the co-founder of the animation studio Hanna-Barbera. More about Joe Barbera
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Born to Italian immigrants in New York City, Barbera joined Van Beuren Studios in 1927 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1929. In 1937, he moved to California and while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Barbera met William Hanna. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry. In 1957, after MGM dissolved their animation department, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, Top Cat, The Smurfs, Huckleberry Hound, and The Jetsons. In 1967, Hanna-Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company. In 1991, the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System, which in turn was merged with Time Warner, owners of Warner Bros., in 1996; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors.The most expensive item with a signature of Joe Barbera (BILL HANNA JOE BARBERA THE SIMPSTONES SIGNED CEL COA LIMITED EDITION) was sold in January 2022 for $1150.00 while the cheapest item (Legendary Animator JOE BARBERA Signed Index Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2010 with an average selling price of $7.49 for an autographed item of Joe Barbera. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with $1150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2008. In average, an autographed item from Joe Barbera is worth $33.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Joe Barbera were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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BILL HANNA JOE BARBERA 8X10 SIGNED 8 X 10 PHOTO COA | $199.99 | ||
BILL HANNA SIGNED & JOE BARBERA SIGNED AUTOGRAPH HANNA/ BARBERA CARTOONIEST | $49.50 | ||
HANNA BARBERA - BILL HANNA SIGNED & JOE BARBERA SIGNED AUTOGRAPH | $39.50 | ||
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. Hardcover By Michael Mallory. Signed by Joe Barbera. New | $104.30 | ||
MY LIFE IN TOONS by Joe Barbera 1994 HC/DJ SIGNED 1st Edition BOOK**NEW** | $200.00 | ||
MY LIFE IN TOONS Joe Barbera 1994 HC/DJ SIGNED 1st Edition | $43.19 | ||
SIGNED Joe Barbera My Life In Toons HC DJ Book Hanna-Barbera First Edition 1994 | $29.89 | ||
The Art of Hanna-Barbera Hardcover Book Autographed By Joe Barbera | $100.00 | ||
The Art of Hanna-Barbera Hardcover Book Autographed By Joe Barbera & Bill Hanna | $99.99 | ||
The Flintstones: A Modern Stone Age Phenomenon SIGNED BY JOE BARBERA (HB, 1994) | $20.00 |