Person

Max Fleischer

Production

Known for: Production
Born: Jul 19, 1883
Died: Sep 11, 1972
From: 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. (Wikipedia)