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As head of his own studio, Schlesinger served as the producer of Warner's Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons from 1930, when Schlesinger assumed production from his subcontractors, Harman and Ising, to 1944, when Warner acquired the studio.
Leon Schlesinger (20 May 1884 - 25 December 1949) was an American producer. He is best known for founding Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became Warner Bros. Cartoons. Schlesinger was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Looney Tunes is an American animated franchise produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It began as a series of short films that originally ran from 1930 to 1969, along with its partner series Merrie Melodies, during the golden age of American animation. [1] [2] Following a revival in the late 1970s, new shorts were released as recently as 2014.
Leon Schlesinger (May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American film producer who founded Leon Schlesinger Productions, later known as Warner Bros. Cartoons. He was a distant relative of the Warner Brothers, and as head of his own studio, served as the producer of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons from 1930 to 1944 .
Leon was left, except for certain copyrights (the names Looney Tunes, and Merrie Melodies, for example) virtually high and dry -- but not without a plan. Schlesinger, free of partners, quickly rallied.
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Mar 8, 2013 · Leon Schlesinger was he original man behind Warner Bros. Cartoons and their first producer. Here is Leon’s official studio biography from 1939: Leon sold his cartoon studio to Warner Bros. in July 1944, and he became an executive with the studio – the first to concentrate on merchandising the Looney Tunes characters.
A collection of most of the first season of Leon Schlesinger Productions' Looney Tunes, featuring their first cartoon star Buddy. Most of these cartoons were never released officially on home video, and this collection holds some of the best print quality available on these cartoons publicly.
