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Leon Schlesinger
Sign in to saveAmerican film producer (1884–1949)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1884
- Died
- 1949
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The golden age of Looney Tunes
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Film & TV
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,…
Known for
- You Ought to Be in Pictures — Self1940
- The March of Time1939
- Having a Wonderful Time with Angels in Dirty Places — self1938
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- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 10
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leon
- Family name
- Schlesinger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- television producer
- Image
- Leon Schlesinger portrait ca. 1917.jpg
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- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Commons category
- Leon Schlesinger
- date of birth
- 1884-05-20
- date of death
- 1949-12-25
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
- start of work period
- 1919-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films produced by Leon Schlesinger
- cause of death
- viral infectious disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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