Max Fleischer

Max Fleischer
Fleischer in 1919
Born	Majer Fleischer (1883-07-19)July 19, 1883 Kraków, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Poland)
Died	September 25, 1972(1972-09-25) (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Animator inventor film director film producer
Years active	1918–1962
Spouse	Ethel "Essie" Goldstein (died 1988)
Children	2, including Richard Fleischer
Relatives	Dave Fleischer (brother) Lou Fleischer (brother) Seymour Kneitel (son-in-law)

Max Fleischer (born Majer Fleischer /ˈflaɪʃər/; July 19, 1883 – September 25, 1972) was a Polish-American animator and studio owner. Born in Kraków, Poland, Fleischer immigrated to the United States where he became a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios, which he co-founded with his younger brother Dave. He brought such comic characters as Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye, and Superman to the movie screen, and was responsible for several technological innovations, including the rotoscope, the "follow the bouncing ball" technique pioneered in the Ko-Ko Song Car-Tunes films, and the "stereoptical process". Film director Richard Fleischer was his son.