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
- Essie Goldstein
(1905/12/25 - 1972/09/11)
- Essie Goldstein
- 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
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on July 23, 2013
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