Max Fleischer

Animator, TV Program Creator

1883 – 1972

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Who was Max Fleischer?

Max Fleischer was an American animator, inventor, film director and producer.

Fleischer was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye, and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations such as the Rotoscope.

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Born
Jul 19, 1883
Kraków
Also known as
  • Max Fleicher
  • Fleischer
  • Max
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Judaism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Austria-Hungary
Profession
Education
  • Cooper Union
Lived in
  • New York City
  • Vienna
Died
Sep 11, 1972
Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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