13 Facts About Warren Foster

Warren Foster was an American writer, cartoonist and composer.

Warren Foster was best known for his work at Warner Bros.

Warren Foster worked for Hanna-Barbera at a similar role until his retirement.

Warren Foster was born in Brooklyn, New York to Marion B Foster and Charles C Foster.

Warren Foster wrote two Popeye cartoons The Spinach Roadster and Proteck the Weakerist.

Warren Foster started at Leon Schlesinger Productions in 1938 as a writer on the Porky Pig short, Porky in Wackyland, and would collaborate primarily with Bob Clampett until the early 1940s.

Warren Foster was the composer of Tweety's theme song, I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat.

Warren Foster worked, sometimes uncredited, on cartoons considered among the greatest ever, including Porky in Wackyland, Book Revue, Show Biz Bugs, The Great Piggy Bank Robbery and Daffy Doodles, the latter four featuring Daffy Duck, Catty Cornered featuring Sylvester the Cat in 1953 and Bugs and Thugs featuring Bugs Bunny in 1954.

In 1959, on the recommendation of former Warner alumnus Michael Maltese, Warren Foster was hired by Hanna-Barbera, where he spent the next seven years as a writer on a number of notable animated programs, beginning with The Huckleberry Hound Show.

Warren Foster contributed to the comedy, plot and character development of shows such as The Yogi Bear Show, Loopy De Loop and The Flintstones, including his final work on the feature-length The Man Called Flintstone in 1966.

Warren Foster is credited with the controversial banned cartoons Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs and Tin Pan Alley Cats.

Warren Foster died on December 13,1971, in San Clemente, California.

Warren Foster's burial is located at El Toro Memorial Park in Lake Forest, California.