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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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Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
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Ko-Ko's Hot Dog
Cartoonist (uncredited)
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The Cure
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Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
Himself (archive footage)
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More Pep
Uncle Max (voice)
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Cartoon Factory
Various
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Koko Trains 'Em
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The Chinaman
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Perpetual Motion
Cartoonist
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Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
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