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Richard Owen Fleischer (/ ˈ f l aɪ ʃ ər /; December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director whose career spanned more than four decades, beginning at the height of the Golden Age of Hollywood and lasting through the American New Wave.
Director: Soylent Green. Richard firmly established his credentials with such epics as The Vikings (1958) , 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and Barabbas (1961) and also proved to be a master of intimate drama with Compulsion (1959) , which won Cannes Festival awards for the male stars.
- January 1, 1
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
This site celebrates the work and life of Richard Fleischer, the award-winning director of such movie classics as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), The Narrow Margin (1952), Soylent Green (1973), The Vikings (1958), Fantastic Voyage (1966), Compulsion (1959) and The Boston Strangler (1968).
Richard Fleischer (1916–2006) was an American filmmaker who directed a number of popular movies, including such sci-fi classics as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and Fantastic Voyage (1966).
- Michael Barson
Director: Soylent Green. Richard firmly established his credentials with such epics as The Vikings (1958) , 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and Barabbas (1961) and also proved to be a master of intimate drama with Compulsion (1959) , which won Cannes Festival awards for the male stars.
- December 8, 1916
- March 25, 2006
Fleischer was chairman of Fleischer Studios, which today handles the licensing of Betty Boop and Koko the Clown. In June 2005, he released his memoirs of his father's career in Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution.
Mar 25, 2006 · Richard O. Fleischer (December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director. Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Essie (née Goldstein) and animator/producer Max Fleischer.
