
Production
July 19, 1883
Died at age 89
September 11, 1972
Date of Death
Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]
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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)