Ben Hardaway
| Ben Hardaway | |
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| Born | Joseph Benson Hardaway May 21, 1895 Belton, Missouri, U.S. | 
| Died | February 5, 1957 (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | 
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| Years active | 1912 – 1917; 1920 – 1956 | 
| Employer(s) | Kansas City Post (1915–1917; 1920–1923) Kansas City Film Ad Service (1923–1929) Walt Disney Productions (1932) Ub Iwerks Studio (1932–1933) Leon Schlesinger Productions (1933–1940) Warner Bros. Cartoons (1948–1949) Walter Lantz Productions (1940–1949) Tempe-Toons (1956) | 
| Children | 1 | 
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Joseph Benson Hardaway (May 21, 1895 – February 5, 1957) was an American storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, gagman, writer and director for several American animation studios during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. He was sometimes credited as J. B. Hardaway, Ben Hardaway, B. Hardaway and Bugs Hardaway. He fought in World War I in the 129th Field Artillery Regiment, Battery D.