I saw this today and since I had a class on American Popular Culture (for one my MA: History degree) this made me read the rest of the article.

http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah3161.shtml

Joseph Barbera died at 95. I remember watching, when I was a kid, Hanna -Barbera cartoons. Like Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, Popyee, Scooby-Doo, and the likes.

He was one of the few that truely, in my opinion, touched on Popular Culture, lifes of kids, and animation over the years. He helped to bring that to life and where it is today.