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date: 22 January 2020

Barbera, Josephlocked

(24 March 1911–18 December 2006)
  • Dennis Wepman

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Barbera, Joseph (24 March 1911–18 December 2006), film animator and producer, was born in the neighborhood called Little Italy on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, the son of Sicilian immigrants Vincente Barbera, a barber, and Francesca Calvacca. His family (which pronounced the name ...

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