| rdfs:comment | - __NOEDITSECTION__ Image:Information-silk.png|Character Template rect 0 0 20 20 Staff Template desc none Max Fleischer Real Name Unknown First publication Unknown
- He died on September 11, 1972 at the age of 89 in Los Angeles, California. His cartoon were featured in the following episodes:
- The hallmark of the Fleischer cartoons as they moved into the sound area was rubber-hose movements, with characters limbs stretching and wiggling, a reliance on pop sounds, and a use of New York settings, dialects, and atmosphere. 1930 saw the screen debut of the studio's biggest star, Betty Boop, in primitive form as a canine supporting character in Dizzy Dishes, and by 1932 she was headlining her own series. The studio was also responsible for adapting the comic strip character Popeye to animation in 1933 (introducing him in a Betty Boop cartoon), and established the sailor's distinctive voice and the familiar romantic rivalry formula and the reliance on spinach. These cartoons thus departed from the original strip, but set the standards for nearly all later incarnations in print and fil
- Max Fliescher was born in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, on July 18, 1883. When he was four his family imigrated into the United States where he attended public school in the state of New York. In his teens he worked for a local newspaper, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, as an errand boy, and latter a Cartoonist. He would marry his childhood sweetheart, Ethel 'Essie' Gold in 1905.
- Max Fleischer (1883-1972) was an animator, director, and producer whose Fleischer Studios was one of the leading producers of theatrical animated shorts in the 1920s and 1930s, predating the arrival of Walt Disney. Fleischer helped pioneer the use of rotoscoping (filming and tracing footage of live actors) in its Out of the Inkwell series with Koko the Clown, and was granted the patent on the concept in 1917. He and brother Dave (the original model for Koko, and credited director of most of the studio's output) began their careers at J. R. Bray's studio, establishing their own concern in 1921; following early failed attempts at self-distribution, Paramount Studios became Fleischer's distributor in 1927.
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| abstract | - Max Fliescher was born in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, on July 18, 1883. When he was four his family imigrated into the United States where he attended public school in the state of New York. In his teens he worked for a local newspaper, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, as an errand boy, and latter a Cartoonist. He would marry his childhood sweetheart, Ethel 'Essie' Gold in 1905. Fleischer invented Rotoscoping, and began work on the Out of the Inkwell series for Bray Productions before moving on to operate his own Studio, Fleischer Studios. Max would create a number of sucessful animated series before a decline that resulted in the closure of Fleischer Studios. In latter life he became friends with former rival, Walt Disney, and retired to live in the Motion Picture Country House with his wife Ethel. He died of heart failure on September 11, 1972.
- Max Fleischer (1883-1972) was an animator, director, and producer whose Fleischer Studios was one of the leading producers of theatrical animated shorts in the 1920s and 1930s, predating the arrival of Walt Disney. Fleischer helped pioneer the use of rotoscoping (filming and tracing footage of live actors) in its Out of the Inkwell series with Koko the Clown, and was granted the patent on the concept in 1917. He and brother Dave (the original model for Koko, and credited director of most of the studio's output) began their careers at J. R. Bray's studio, establishing their own concern in 1921; following early failed attempts at self-distribution, Paramount Studios became Fleischer's distributor in 1927. The hallmark of the Fleischer cartoons as they moved into the sound area was rubber-hose movements, with characters limbs stretching and wiggling, a reliance on pop sounds, and a use of New York settings, dialects, and atmosphere. 1930 saw the screen debut of the studio's biggest star, Betty Boop, in primitive form as a canine supporting character in Dizzy Dishes, and by 1932 she was headlining her own series. The studio was also responsible for adapting Popeye to animation in 1933 (introducing him in a Betty Boop cartoon) and establishing the sailor's distinctive voice, the familiar romantic rivalry formula and the reliance on spinach. These cartoons thus departed from the original strip, but set many standards for nearly all later incarnations in print and film. As Walt Disney and later Leon Schlesinger of Looney Tunes fame arose as competition, the popularity of the Fleischer Studios cartoons gradually waned, while Fleischer continued to experiment with technical methods, notably the "setback", through which cels of characters were photographed before elaborate three dimensional backgrounds, which could be rotated to create a panoramic illusion. In 1938, Max and Dave Fleischer moved their studio to Florida, where they produced their first feature-length film, a loose adaptation of Gulliver's Travels, as well as an assortment of color shorts, the thriving Popeye series, and the final Betty Boop entries. Beginning in 1941, the Fleischers adapted another comics strongman to animation, producing a series of nine Superman shorts. They also produced their second feature, Mr. Bug Goes to Town. Fleischers' mounting debts, and personal and financial bickering between the brothers, forced the sale of their assets outright to Paramount. Following the failure of Mr. Bug, Max and Dave Fleischer were ousted completely, and the studio became the Paramount controlled Famous Studios in 1942, with Max Fleischer's son-in-law Seymour Kneitel taking over as primary director. The brothers now separated, as Dave Fleischer moved to Hollywood to head Columbia Pictures' cartoon studio that year. Max Fleischer joined the Jam Handy studio in Detroit, working on commercials and training films, and produced the first cinematic adaptation of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, but soon faded out of the animation business entirely.
- __NOEDITSECTION__ Image:Information-silk.png|Character Template rect 0 0 20 20 Staff Template desc none Max Fleischer Real Name Unknown First publication Unknown
- The hallmark of the Fleischer cartoons as they moved into the sound area was rubber-hose movements, with characters limbs stretching and wiggling, a reliance on pop sounds, and a use of New York settings, dialects, and atmosphere. 1930 saw the screen debut of the studio's biggest star, Betty Boop, in primitive form as a canine supporting character in Dizzy Dishes, and by 1932 she was headlining her own series. The studio was also responsible for adapting the comic strip character Popeye to animation in 1933 (introducing him in a Betty Boop cartoon), and established the sailor's distinctive voice and the familiar romantic rivalry formula and the reliance on spinach. These cartoons thus departed from the original strip, but set the standards for nearly all later incarnations in print and film. As first Walt Disney and then Leon Schlesinger arose as competition, the popularity of the Fleischer Studios' cartoons gradually waned, while Fleischer continued to experiment with technical methods, notably the setback, through which cels of characters were photographed before elaborate three dimensional backgrounds, which could be rotated to create a panoramic illusion. In 1938, Max and Dave Fleischer moved their studio to Florida, where they produced their first feature, loosely based on Gulliver's Travels, as well as an assortment of color shorts, the thriving Popeye series, and the final Betty Boop entries. Beginning in 1941, the Fleischers adapted another comics strongman to animation, producing a series of nine Superman shorts. They also produced their second feature, Mr. Bug Goes to Town. Fleischers' mounting debts, and personal and financial bickering between the brothers, forced the sale of their assets outright to Paramount. Following the failure of Mr. Bug, Max and Dave Fleischer were ousted completely, and the studio became the Paramount controlled Famous Studios in 1942, with Max Fleischer's son-in-law Seymore Kneitel taking over as primary director. The brothers now separated, as Dave Fleischer moved to Hollywood to head Columbia Pictures' cartoon studio that year. Max Fleischer joined the Jam Handy studio in Detroit, working on commercials and training films, and produced the first cinematic adaptation of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, but soon faded out of the animation business entirely.
- He died on September 11, 1972 at the age of 89 in Los Angeles, California. His cartoon were featured in the following episodes:
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