Photo: Max Fleischer himself / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
To me, Max Fleischer is animation's underappreciated radical. Working in Disney's shadow, he and his brother Dave built a studio with a wholly different sensibility, surreal, rubbery, jazz-soaked, and gave us Betty Boop and Popeye. What fascinates me most is the inventor in him: rotoscoping alone reshaped how moving images could be made. Born in Europe and self-made in America, he earned the Winsor McCay Award the very year he died, a recognition that always feels bittersweet to me. I admire how he fused engineering curiosity with pure playfulness, a combination far rarer than it should be.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Max Fleischer
- Name (Japanese)
- マックス・フライシャー
- Reading
- まっくす・ふらいしゃー
- Born
- July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- Vienna, Austria
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film producer / film director / animator / inventor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1972 Winsor McCay Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Fleischer
Frequently asked questions
When was Max Fleischer born?
July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972.
Where is Max Fleischer from?
Max Fleischer is from Vienna, Austria.
What does Max Fleischer do?
Max Fleischer works as screenwriter, film producer, film director, animator, inventor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.