Leon Schlesinger
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Leon Schlesinger (May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American film producer, remembered for founding Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros.
Cartoons studio, during the Golden Age of American animation.
He was also 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.
Early life and career
On May 20, 1884, Schlesinger was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a Jewish family. Bernice K. Schlesinger (nee Leona Katz) married Bernice K. Schlesinger in 1909 (September 15, 1882 – May 8, 1966).
Schlesinger began as a stage producer, singer, and boss, including the Palace Theater in Buffalo, New York), and he founded Pacific Title & Art Studio in 1919, where the majority of his company was creating title cards for silent films. Schlesinger, who used talking pictures ("talkies") to replace them in 1929 and 1930, was looking for ways to capitalize on the latest technologies while still keeping company. Some film historians, such as Tom Sito, claim to have financed the Warner Brothers' first talkie, The Jazz Singer (1927). He then won a deal with the studio to produce its brand-new Looney Tunes film, and Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising, an animator, were hired by Bosko to create these cartoons with their Bosko character as the star.
Later life and career
Schlesinger remained the head of the animation company until 1944, when he sold his assets to Warner Bros. Eddie Selzer assumed Schlesinger's role as producer. He continued to promote the characters and was in charge of Warners' Theater Services unit.
Schlesinger was a member of the Western Harness Racing Association and a keen racehorse enthusiast.
Schlesinger died as a result of a viral infection on Christmas Day, 1949. In the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California, he is laid to rest in the Beth Olam Mausoleum.