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Max Fleischer

Jul 19, 1883 - Sep 11, 1972 (89 years old) in Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]

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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Known For

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The Storm
Cartoonist (uncredited)
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Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
Himself (archive footage)
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Trip to Mars
Max Fleischer - Animator
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Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
Max Fleischer
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Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
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Trapped
Max Fleischer
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The Clown's Pup
Max Fleischer
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Ko-Ko's Hot Dog
Cartoonist (uncredited)
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The Ouija Board
Max Fleischer
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The Clown's Little Brother
Max Fleischer

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