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Leon Schlesinger (/ ˈ ʃ l ɛ s ɪ n dʒ ər / SHLESS-in-jər; May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American film producer who founded Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the Golden Age of American animation.
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Leon Schlesinger Productions (1933–1944) Company type:...
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Film producer. Years active. 1919–1949. Spouse. Berenice K....
- Warner Bros. Cartoons - Wikipedia
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. After working at a theater as an usher, songbook agent, actor, and...
Leon Schlesinger (1884-1949) Producer. Additional Crew. Animation Department. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Leon Schlesinger occupies an odd niche in Hollywood history. He was every bit a studio mogul but occupied a narrow, if extremely lucrative corner of the industry, an animation company.
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May 20, 1884 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died. December 25, 1949 · Los Angeles, California, USA (viral infection) Height. 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m) Mini Bio. Leon Schlesinger occupies an odd niche in Hollywood history. He was every bit a studio mogul but occupied a narrow, if extremely lucrative corner of the industry, an animation company.
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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.
