FRIZ FRELENG
Name: Friz Freleng
Born: 21 August 1906
Died: 26 May 1995
Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1906 – May 26, 1995) was an 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 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 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.
Name: Friz Freleng
Born: 21 August 1906
Died: 26 May 1995
Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1906 – May 26, 1995) was an 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 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 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.