Warren Foster (October 24, 1904 – December 13, 1971) was an American writer, cartoonist and composer for the animation division of Warner Brothers and later with Hanna-Barbera.
Foster's long career with animation began in 1935 as a cel opaquer for Fleischer Studios, moving up to the story department a year later.
Upon departing Warner's in 1957, Foster was initially employed at John Sutherland Productions, providing the screenplays for industrial films such as Rhapsody in Steel.
In 1959, on the recommendation of former Warner alumnus Michael Maltese, 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.
[3] Foster is credited with the controversial banned cartoons Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs[4] and Tin Pan Alley Cats.