Friz Freleng

Friz Freleng

Born: August 21, 1906
Died: May 26, 1995
in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Isadore "Friz" Freleng (1906–1995), sometimes credited as I. Freleng, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. He introduced and/or developed several of the studio's biggest stars, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the cat, Yosemite Sam (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance) and Speedy Gonzales. The senior director at Warners' Termite Terrace studio, Freleng directed more cartoons than any other director in the studio (a total of 266), and is also the most honored of the Warner directors, having won four Academy Awards. After Warners shut down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and business partner David H. DePatie founded DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, which produced cartoons (notably The Pink Panther Show), feature film title sequences, and Saturday morning cartoons through the early 1980s. The nickname "Friz" came from his friend Hugh Harman, who initially nicknamed him "Congressman Frizby" after a fictional senator that was in articles in the Los Angeles Examiner. Over time this shortened to "Friz".

Movies for Friz Freleng...

Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng
Title: Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng
Character: Friz (voice)
Released: April 26, 2016
Type: Movie
Documentary short
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That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
Title: That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: August 12, 2014
Type: Movie
Meet the creators of the Looney Tunes, animation's zaniest and most beloved characters! Join Chuck Jones, Friz Freling and Mel Blanc as they share rare and personal memories about Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, and some of the wildest stories behind your favorite cartoons!
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King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
Title: King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
Character: Himself
Released: October 16, 2012
Type: Movie
Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.
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Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul
Title: Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul
Character: Himself (Archive Footage)
Released: October 16, 2012
Type: Movie
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Friz on Film
Title: Friz on Film
Character: Himself
Released: November 6, 2006
Type: Movie
This documentary celebrates the art and life of one of animations great pioneers and legends, Friz Freleng
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Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
Title: Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
Character: Self (Archive footage)
Released: October 25, 2005
Type: Movie
Documentary short about the black & white Looney Tunes cartoons
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Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Title: Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Character: Self
Released: October 28, 2003
Type: Movie
A documentary on the Looney Tunes. Including interviews from people who worked on it, and their family.
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The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Title: The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 1992
Type: Movie
Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.
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Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Title: Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Character: Self
Released: July 14, 1988
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by Joanna Cassidy on the making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Title: Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Character: Self
Released: January 14, 1986
Type: Movie
Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the rest of the Looney Tunes.
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Bugs Bunny: Superstar
Title: Bugs Bunny: Superstar
Character: Himself
Released: December 19, 1975
Type: Movie
Animator Robert Clampett presents a history of "Termite Terrace," the little shack on the Warner Brothers studio lot which in the 1930's and 1940's housed the animation unit which gave birth to Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny. Includes color and black-and-white home-movie-type footage shot at the time showing such animation greats as Clampett, Tex Avery and Chuck Jones. Also featured are nine complete Warner cartoons.
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Title: Camera Three
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Camera Three is an American variety show devoted to the arts. It ran on CBS from January 22, 1956 to January 21, 1979, and moved to PBS in its final year to make way for the then-new CBS News Sunday Morning. The PBS version ran from October 4, 1979 to July 10, 1980. Camera Three featured programs showcasing drama, ballet, art, music, anything involving fine arts. One of its most notable presentations was a condensation of Marc Blitzstein's leftist opera The Cradle Will Rock. Presented on November 29, 1964, it was a dramatic demonstration of how far television had come since its early days, in its willingness to present a work that surely would have been banned from the airwaves during the era of Joseph McCarthy.