Leon Schlesinger
Born: May 20, 1884
Died: December 25, 1949
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: December 25, 1949
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Leon Schlesinger (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. 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.
Movies for Leon Schlesinger...
Title: Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul
Character: Himself (Archive Footage)
Released: October 16, 2012
Type: Movie
Title: You Ought to Be in Pictures
Character: Self
Released: May 18, 1940
Type: Movie
Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the studio.
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