Ben Hardaway
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| Ben Hardaway | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Benson Hardaway May 21, 1895 Belton, Missouri |
| Died | February 5, 1957 Los Angeles, California |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Storyboard Artist Animator Writer Director |
| Years active at Warner Bros. Cartoons | 1934-1940; 1949-1951 |
Joseph Benson Hardaway (May 21, 1895 – February 5, 1957) was a storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, gagman, writer and director who worked at the Warner Bros. animation studio from 1934 to 1940, and then briefly from 1949 to 1951. He was credited for directing several animated shorts starring a recurring rabbit character, who would later become Bugs Bunny in the 1940 Tex Avery short A Wild Hare.
Hardaway died in 1957 from cancer, at the age of 61.
