Max Fleischer

Max Fleischer

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Production

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1883-07-19

  • Day of Death

    1972-09-11 (89 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]

Biography

Max Fleischer (July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was a Polish Jewish 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 including the Rotoscope.

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Acting

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