Joseph Barbera dies

Joseph Barbera, one half of the team behind such cartoon classics as The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo and Huckleberry Hound, has died, aged 95.

He died of natural causes at home with his wife, Sheila, at his side.

With William Hanna, Barbera founded Hanna-Barbera in the 1950s, after the pair had earlier worked on the Tom and Jerry cartoons at MGM studios.

"Joe will live on through his work," said Warner Brothers chairman and chief executive Barry Meyer.

"The characters he created with his late partner, William Hanna, are not only animated superstars but also a very beloved part of American pop culture," Mr Meyer said

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Never heard of the bloke - but certainly heard of his work.

About time The Flintstones made it's way back on to terrestrial TV I think!

you must BE kidding!

Sad news but at his age only to be expected really. Living 90+ is lucky.

I must admit I thought they were both dead, until I read the news last night.

Hanna & Barbera were masters of their craft, just one place below Disney!

Out of all their early classics only Scooby Doo survives as an ongoing series. It would be good to see a revival of other Hanna Barbera shows. Being a child of the 70's I find a lot of the current "Cartoon Network" type of fodder a little below par. The only fairly recent cartoon I liked was the Iconic Johnny Bravo!

It is! I hope I live over 90

RIP Barbera.... Thankyou for so many brilliant childhood memories