Max Fleischer

Known for Production

Born

July 19, 1883

Died

September 11, 1972 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Also Known As

Max Fleicher

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.

(Wikipedia)