Photo: Max Fleischer himself / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Max Fleischer was a screenwriter, film producer and film director. Max Fleischer was born in Vienna, Austria on July 19, 1883. Death is recorded on September 11, 1972, at the age of 89. Awards on record include Winsor McCay Award (1972).
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
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film producer / film director / animator / inventor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1972 Winsor McCay Award
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Fleischer
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93788
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Max Fleischer born?
Born July 19, 1883.
When did Max Fleischer die?
Died September 11, 1972, aged 89.
Where was Max Fleischer from?
Max Fleischer was from Vienna, Austria.
What did Max Fleischer do?
Max Fleischer worked as screenwriter, film producer, film director, animator, inventor.
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