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Charles Dawson " Daws " Butler ( November 16 , 1916  May 18 , 1988 ) was an American voice actor who specialized in voicing animated films and television series . He worked mostly for the Hanna - Barbera animation production company where he originated the voices of many familiar characters , including Fred Flintstone , Yogi Bear , Quick Draw McGraw , Snagglepuss , and Huckleberry Hound . Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character ; created in 1940 by Leon Schlesinger Productions ( later Warner Bros . Cartoons ) and voiced originally by the legendary vocal artist , Mel Blanc . Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the " Looney Tunes " and " Merrie Melodies " series of animated short films , produced by Warner Bros . during the golden age of American animation . His popularity during this era led to his becoming an American cultural icon , as well as the official mascot of Warner Bros . Entertainment . Wideo Wabbit is a 1956 Warner Bros . cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd . The voice of Bugs Bunny and other characters are played by Mel Blanc while the voice of Elmer Fudd is played by Arthur Q . Bryan . Bugs Bunny ' s Groucho Marx and Ed Norton impressions are performed by an uncredited Daws Butler ( who had an uncanny ability to impersonate a whole host of celebrities of the time period ) . Warner Bros . Cartoons , Inc . was the in - house division of Warner Bros . Pictures during the Golden Age of American animation . One of the most successful animation studios in American media history , Warner Bros . Cartoons was primarily responsible for the " Looney Tunes " and " Merrie Melodies " theatrical cartoon short subjects . The characters featured in these cartoons , including Bugs Bunny , Daffy Duck , Porky Pig , Speedy Gonzales , Sylvester and Tweety , Wile E . Coyote and The Road Runner , are among the most famous and recognizable characters in the world . Many of the creative staff members at the studio , including directors and animators such as ___MASK52___ , ___MASK84___ , ___MASK1___ , Tex Avery , Robert Clampett and Frank Tashlin , are considered major figures in the art and history of traditional animation . Warner Bros . Entertainment Inc . ( known professionally as Warner Bros . Pictures , often referred to as Warner Bros . and Warner Brothers and abbreviated as WB ) is an American entertainment company , film studio and film distributor that is a division of Time Warner and is headquartered in Burbank , California . It is one of the " Big Six " major American film studios . Time Warner , Inc . ( also known as AOL Time Warner from 2001 - 2003 ; stylized as TimeWarner ) is an American multinational media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in New York City . It is currently the world ' s third largest entertainment company in terms of revenue , after Comcast and The ___MASK2___ Company . It was also once the world ' s largest media conglomerate . Time Warner was first founded in 1990 with the merger of Time Inc . and Warner Communications . The current company consists largely of the assets of the former Warner Communications ( as well as HBO , a Time Inc . subsidiary prior to the merger ), and the assets of Turner Broadcasting ( which was acquired by the company in 1996 ). Time Warner currently has major operations in film and television , with a limited amount in publishing operations . Among its most popular assets are HBO , Turner Broadcasting System , The CW Television Network , Warner Bros ., CNN , DC Comics , and as of August 2016 , Hulu , owning 10 %. In the past , other major divisions of Time Warner included Time Inc ., AOL , Time Warner Cable , Warner Books and Warner Music Group . All of these operations were either sold to other investors or spun off as independent companies from 2004 to 2014 . Foghorn J . Leghorn is a character that appears in the " Looney Tunes " and " Merrie Melodies " cartoons for Warner Bros . Pictures . He was created by ___MASK1___ and writer Warren Foster , and starred in 28 cartoons from 1946 to 1963 in the Golden Age of American Animation . All 28 of these cartoons were directed by McKimson . Hanna - Barbera Productions , Inc . ( simply known as Hanna - Barbera and also referred to as H - B Enterprises , H - B Production Company and Hanna - Barbera Cartoons ), was an American animation studio that dominated American television animation for three decades in the mid - to - late 20th century , founded in 1957 by former Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer animation directors ___MASK66___ and ___MASK49___ ( creators of " Tom and Jerry ") and live - action director ___MASK35___ in partnership with Screen Gems , television arm of Columbia Pictures . Sold to Taft Broadcasting in late 1966 , it spent the next two decades as its subsidiary . Melvin Jerome " Mel " Blanc ( May 30 , 1908  July 10 , 1989 ) was an American voice actor , actor , radio comedian , and recording artist . He began his 60 - plus - year career performing in radio , but is best remembered for his work in animation as the voices of Bugs Bunny , Daffy Duck , Porky Pig , Tweety Bird , Sylvester the Cat , Yosemite Sam , Foghorn Leghorn , Marvin the Martian , Pepé Le Pew , Speedy Gonzales , Wile E . Coyote , Road Runner , the Tasmanian Devil , and many of the other characters from the " Looney Tunes " and " Merrie Melodies " theatrical cartoons during the golden age of American animation . He was , in fact , the voice for all of the major male Warner Bros . cartoon characters except for Elmer Fudd , whose voice was provided by fellow radio actor Arthur Q . Bryan ( although Blanc later voiced Fudd , as well , after Bryan ' s death ).