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Leon Schlesinger. Leon Schlesinger ( / ˈʃlɛsɪndʒər / SHLESS-in-jər; May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) [1] 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. [2] He was a distant relative of the Warner Brothers.
- Film producer
- May 20, 1884, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- 1919–1944
- December 25, 1949 (aged 65), Los Angeles, California, United States
Leon Schlesinger (1884-1949) was a Hollywood producer who founded and ran a successful animation studio for Warner Brothers. He hired and fired many talented animators, such as Harman, Ising, Freleng, Clampett and Jones, and created characters like Bosko, Buddy, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny.
- January 1, 1
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Leon Schlesinger was a Hollywood producer of animated cartoons for Warner Brothers and other studios. He hired and fired many talented animators, such as Harman, Ising, Freleng, Clampett and Jones, and created characters like Buddy, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny.
- May 20, 1884
- December 25, 1949
Mar 8, 2013 · Learn about Leon Schlesinger, the original producer of Looney Tunes and other classic cartoons. Find out how he sold his studio to Warner Bros., became an executive, and died on Christmas day in 1949.
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Leon Schlesinger was a producer of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated shorts, the legendary series of comedy, fantasy and western cartoons. He also produced The Jazz Singer (1927), the first talkie for Warner Bros. He hired and mentored many famous animators and voice actors, such as Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc and Carl Stalling.
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.
