Artist · United States

1883 to 1972

Work

“cartoonist”

Portrait of Max Fleischer
Born1883
Born inKraków
CountryUnited States
Alsoscreenwriter
Died1972
Died inWoodland Hills

Max Fleischer.

cartoonist · screenwriter

United States, 1883 to 1972

In short

Max Fleischer (born Majer Fleischer,; July 19, 1883, September 11, 1972) was an American animator and studio owner. Born in Kraków, in Austrian 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".

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Biodata

Born
1883, Kraków
Died
1972, Woodland Hills
Citizenship
United States, Poland
Work
cartoonist, screenwriter, animator
Career

Max Fleischer, in numbers

Lifetime

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Portrait of Max Fleischer