Max Fleischer
Max Fleischer (born Majer Fleischer /ˈflaɪʃər/; July 19, 1883 – September 25, 1972) was a Polish-American animator, inventor, film director and producer, and studio founder and owner. Born in Kraków, Poland, Fleischer immigrated to the United States where he became a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios, which he co-founded with his younger brother Dave. He brought such comic characters as Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye, and Superman to the movie screen, and was responsible for several technological innovations, including the rotoscope, the "follow the bouncing ball" technique pioneered in the Ko-Ko Song Car-Tunes films, and the "stereoptical process". Film director Richard Fleischer was his son.
Max Fleischer | |
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Fleischer in 1919 | |
| Born | Majer Fleischer July 19, 1883 |
| Died | September 25, 1972 (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1918–1962 |
| Known for | Creation of Betty Boop, invention of the rotoscope and the "follow the bouncing ball" technique |
| Notable work | Animated Antics Betty Boop Color Classics Out of the Inkwell Popeye the Sailor Talkartoons Screen Songs Song Car-Tunes Stone Age Cartoons First Superman animated work |
| Spouse | Ethel "Essie" Goldstein (died 1988) |
| Children | Richard Fleischer (son) Ruth Fleischer (daughter) |
| Relatives | Dave Fleischer (brother) Lou Fleischer (brother) Seymour Kneitel (son-in-law) |