Rich Hogan
American screenwriter (1913–1981)
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Richard Adams Hogan (June 7, 1913 – February 19, 1972) was an American screenwriter best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
June 7, 1913
Rich Hogan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richard Adams Hogan June 7, 1913 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 1981 (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Animation screenwriter |
| Years active | 1938–1950 |
| Employer(s) | Leon Schlesinger Productions (1938–1941) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1941–1950) |
| Spouse |
Margaret Kramer (m. 1946) |
| Children | 4 |
Biography
Hogan was born in Buffalo, New York on June 7, 1913 to John Martin Hogan and Florence L. Adams. His father was a customer service manager for Buffalo General Electric Co. Hogan studied at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute and Pratt Institute, graduating from the latter in 1937.[1][2]
Hogan was hired after graduation by Leon Schlesinger Productions as a screenwriter for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series, as Tedd Pierce had left for Fleischer Studios.[3] According to Hogan, the studio's work experience was "a combination of three-ring circus, insane asylum and newspaper at final edition time".[2] His first credited film was Frank Tashlin's The Major Lied 'Til Dawn (1938).[4] Hogan cooperated frequently with director Tex Avery, greatly contributing to his films' ironic style of humor and dialogue. He helped write A Wild Hare (1940), refining Bugs Bunny's characterization and popularizing him.[5][6]
Hogan left the studio after Avery was suspended by Leon Schlesinger over a planned ending of The Heckling Hare (1941). He wrote Blitz Wolf (1942) on a freelance capacity before joining Avery at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).[7] He served in World War II for the United States Army from 1942 to 1946; he was replaced by Heck Allen as Avery's primary screenwriter. He wasted no time in returning to MGM, where he continued to write cartoons for Avery.[8] Hogan left MGM after Avery took a sabbatical and Dick Lundy took over his unit in 1950, settled in Sherman Oaks, where he became a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker.[9]
Filmography
Personal life
Hogan married Margaret "Marge" Matilda Kramer on March 27, 1946 in New Orleans, Louisiana. They had four children. He died on January 28, 1981.[9]
