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Leon Schlesinger | |
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 Schlesinger in 1917 | |
| Born | May 20, 1884 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1949 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1919–1944 |
| Spouse |
Berenice K. Schlesinger
(m. 1909) |
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. 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.
- ^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5019-0.
- ^ Barrier, Michael (November 6, 2003). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-983922-3.