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Joseph Barbera was born in New York City. He was an American animator, director, producer, and cartoonist who, along with William Hanna, created many popular animated characters and television series, including Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and The Jetsons. Barbera was born in Little Italy, Manhattan, on March 24, 1911, and grew up in the Bronx. He attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, where he studied art and animation.