Hal Geer

Harold Eugene Geer (September 13, 1916 – January 26, 2017) was an American producer, filmmaker and animator, noteworthy for his association with the Looney Tunes franchise.

[citation needed] He received a field commission to lieutenant, and took part in 86 combat missions during World War II.

[3] Following his employment at Disney, Geer worked at a number of independent production companies before being brought back to Warner Bros. by producer William L. Hendricks in 1967, beginning a twenty-year association with Looney Tunes.

[4] Following the retirement of Hendricks two years later, Geer took over his position and became the de facto head of the Looney Tunes series.

During his stewardship of the new animation studio, Geer spearheaded a campaign to give Bugs Bunny his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was granted in 1985.

Bugs Bunny's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame