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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David "Dave" Fleischer (July 14, 1894 – June 25, 1979) was an American animator film director and film producer, best known as a co-owner of Fleischer Studios with his older brother Max Fleischer. He was a native of New York City. Sometime around 1913-1914, Dave began working as a film cutter for the American branch of Pathé, the French company that was the world's largest film production and distribution company, and the largest manufacturer of film equipment, in the first decades of the 20th Century. Dave Fleischer was notable during the brothers' early days as the rotoscope model for their first character, Koko the Clown. He went on to become director and later producer of the studio's output. Although he is credited as "director" of every film released by the Fleischer studio from 1921 to 1942, the lead animators actually performed directorial duties, and Fleischer mainly served as producer. Among the cartoon series Fleischer supervised during this period were Talkartoons, Betty Boop Cartoons, Popeye the Sailor, Color Classics and several others; Popeye would go on to be the top rival of Mickey Mouse. He also supervised two animated features released through Paramount Pictures, Gulliver's Travels (1939) and Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941). The debt Fleischer Studios owed to Paramount for the budgets of those features, worsened by the lack of success that came from the studio's non-Popeye cartoons, was called in by Paramount; this forced the brothers to give the studio to Paramount on May 24, 1941. However, both were still able to remain in charge of Fleischer Studios for a time. Fleischer was asked by Paramount to put the popular comic book hero Superman into a cartoon series. The big-budget Superman series became the most successful cartoon of the late period of Fleischer Studios. However, relations between Dave and Max were deteriorating. The feud starting simmering after the married Dave began an adulterous affair with his Miami secretary in 1938, and was followed by more personal and professional disputes. In April 1942 Fleischer, no longer able to cooperate with his brother, left the company to become President of Screen Gems at Columbia Pictures, although he remained co-manager of Fleischer Studios until Paramount reorganized the studio in May 1942 after Max and Dave's contracts expired. Now owned wholly by Paramount, the studio was re-organized as Famous Studios, although the name wasn't officially adopted until May 1943. In the late-1940s, Fleischer moved over to Universal, where he became a special effects expert and general problem-solver, working on films such as Francis (1950), The Birds (1963), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Fleischer died of a stroke on June 25, 1979 in Woodland Hills, California, having spent over a decade in retirement.

Known For

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

Birth Location	New York City, New York, USA
Born	1894-07-14
Died	1979-06-25

Movies

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self (archive footage)

1995

Ko-Ko's Conquest as Himself

1929

Noise Annoys Ko-Ko

1929

The Ouija Board

1920

Movies

Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer Director

2024

Max Fleischer: Lost Cartoons Director

2015

Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942 Director

2009

Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past Director

2007

Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Vol:2 Director

2004

Hurray for Betty Boop Animation Director

1980

The Big Fun Carnival Director

1957

Big Bad Sindbad Director

1952

Popeye Makes a Movie Director

1950

Popeye's Premiere Director

1949

That's My Baby! Associate Producer

1944

Spinach Packin' Popeye Director

1944

The Disillusioned Bluebird Producer

1944

Amoozin' But Confoozin' Producer

1944

The Herring Murder Mystery Producer

1943

Mass Mouse Meeting Producer

1943

The Gullible Canary Producer

1942

Song of Victory Producer

1942

Terror on the Midway Director

1942

Volcano Director

1942

Baby Wants a Bottleship Director

1942

Many Tanks Director

1942

Electric Earthquake Director

1942

Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix Director

1942

The Magnetic Telescope Director

1942

Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye Director

1942

The Raven Director

1942

The Bulleteers Director

1942

Fleets of Stren'th Director

1942

The Arctic Giant Director

1942

Blunder Below Director

1942

Kickin' the Conga Round Director

1942

Billion Dollar Limited Director

1942

The Vacationer's Paradise Director

1942

Nix on Hypnotricks Director

1941

Mr. Bug Goes to Town Writer

1941

Mr. Bug Goes to Town Director

1941

The Mechanical Monsters Director

1941

The Mighty Navy Director

1941

Superman Director

1941

I'll Never Crow Again Director

1941

Twinkletoes in Hat Stuff Director

1941

Vitamin Hay Director

1941

Two for the Zoo Director

1941

It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day Director

1941

Pest Pilot Director

1941

The Wizard of Arts Director

1941

Copy Cat Director

1941

Gabby Goes Fishing Director

1941

Child Psykolojiky Director

1941

Twinkletoes - Where He Goes Nobody Knows Director

1941

Fire Cheese Director

1941

Olive's Boithday Presink Director

1941

Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle Director

1941

Sneak, Snoop and Snitch in Triple Trouble Director

1941

Zero the Hound Director

1941

Swing Cleaning Director

1941

Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy Director

1941

Flies Ain't Human Director

1941

Twinkletoes Gets the Bird Director

1941

Olive's $weep$take Ticket Director

1941

Quiet! Pleeze Director

1941

All's Well Director

1941

Problem Pappy Director

1941

Bring Himself Back Alive Director

1940

Popeye Presents Eugene, the Jeep Director

1940

Mommy Loves Puppy Director

1940

Poopdeck Pappy Director

1940

The Constable Director

1940

Sneak, Snoop and Snitch Director

1940

My Pop, My Pop Director

1940

King for a Day Director

1940

Way Back When Women Had Their Weigh Director

1940

Popeye Meets William Tell Director

1940

The Dandy Lion Director

1940

Pedagogical Institution (College to You) Director

1940

Puttin on the Act Director

1940

Springtime in the Rock Age Director

1940

You Can't Shoe a Horse Fly Director

1940

Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive Director

1940

The Fulla Bluff Man Director

1940

Doing Impossikible Stunts Director

1940

Way Back When a Razzberry Was a Fruit Director

1940

Snubbed by a Snob Director

1940

Fightin Pals Director

1940

Wedding Belts Director

1940

Nurse-Mates Director

1940

The Ugly Dino Director

1940

Wimmin is a Myskery Director

1940

Onion Pacific Director

1940

The Foul Ball Player Director

1940

A Kick in Time Director

1940

Granite Hotel Director

1940

Me Feelins is Hurt Director

1940

Stealin Aint Honest Director

1940

Ants in the Plants Director

1940

Way Back When a Nightclub Was a Stick Director

1940

Females Is Fickle Director

1940

Way Back When a Nag Was Only a Horse Director

1940

Little Lambkins Director

1940

Way Back When a Triangle Had Its Points Director

1940

Shakespearian Spinach Director

1940

Gulliver's Travels Director

1939

Never Sock a Baby Director

1939

The Fresh Vegetable Mystery Director

1939

Yip-Yip-Yippy Director

1939

It's the Natural Thing to Do Director

1939

Hello How Am I Director

1939

Rhythm on the Reservation Director

1939

The Barnyard Brat Director

1939

Ghosks is the Bunk Director

1939

The Scared Crows Director

1939

Wotta Nitemare Director

1939

Musical Mountaineers Director

1939

Leave Well Enough Alone Director

1939

Small Fry Director

1939

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp Director

1939

So Does an Automobile Director

1939

Customers Wanted Director

1939

My Friend the Monkey Director

1939

Always Kickin' Director

1939

Cops Is Always Right Director

1938

Thrills and Chills Director

1938

On with the New Director

1938

A Date to Skate Director

1938

The Playful Polar Bears Director

1938

Goonland Director

1938

Sally Swing Director

1938

Mutiny Ain't Nice Director

1938

Buzzy Boop at the Concert Director

1938

All's Fair at the Fair Director

1938

Bulldozing the Bull Director

1938

Pudgy the Watchman Director

1938

Buzzy Boop Director

1938

The Jeep Director

1938

Hunky and Spunky Director

1938

Pudgy and the Lost Kitten Director

1938

Plumbing Is a 'Pipe' Director

1938

I Yam Love Sick Director

1938

The Swing School Director

1938

You Leave Me Breathless Director

1938

Hold It! Director

1938

Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh Director

1938

Out of the Inkwell Director

1938

Honest Love and True Director

1938

Thanks for the Memory Director

1938

The House Builder-Upper Director

1938

The Tears of an Onion Director

1938

Be Up to Date Director

1938

Learn Polikeness Director

1938

You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart Director

1938

Riding the Rails Director

1938

Let's Celebrake Director

1938

Little Lamby Director

1937

Zula Hula Director

1937

Fowl Play Director

1937

Magic on Broadway Director

1937

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves Director

1937

The Foxy Hunter Director

1937

Protek the Weakerist Director

1937

Educated Fish Director

1937

The New Deal Show Director

1937

The Football Toucher Downer Director

1937

Whispers in the Dark Director

1937

Service with a Smile Director

1937

I Likes Babies and Infinks Director

1937

The Candid Candidate Director

1937

Peeping Penguins Director

1937

I Never Changes My Altitude Director

1937

You Came to My Rescue Director

1937

Ding Dong Doggie Director

1937

Lost and Foundry Director

1937

A Car-Tune Portrait Director

1937

Morning, Noon and Night Club Director

1937

The Impractical Joker Director

1937

Please Keep Me in Your Dreams Director

1937

The Twisker Pitcher Director

1937

Pudgy Picks a Fight Director

1937

Hospitaliky Director

1937

Chicken a la King Director

1937

Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow Director

1937

Twilight on the Trail Director

1937

My Artistical Temperature Director

1937

The Hot Air Salesman Director

1937

Organ Grinder's Swing Director

1937

Bunny Mooning Director

1937

Whoops! I'm a Cowboy Director

1937

Never Should Have Told You Director

1937

The Paneless Window Washer Director

1937

House Cleaning Blues Director

1937

I'm in the Army Now Director

1936

Making Friends Director

1936

Christmas Comes But Once a Year Director

1936

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor Director

1936

Talking Through My Heart Director

1936

The Spinach Roadster Director

1936

Be Human Director

1936

Hold the Wire Director

1936

Grampy's Indoor Outing Director

1936

Play Safe Director

1936

Little Swee'pea Director

1936

I Can't Escape from You Director

1936

Training Pigeons Director

1936

Never Kick a Woman Director

1936

Hawaiian Birds Director

1936

Happy You and Merry Me Director

1936

Let's Get Movin' Director

1936

The Hills of Old Wyomin' Director

1936

You're Not Built That Way Director

1936

Greedy Humpty Dumpty Director

1936

I Wanna Be a Life Guard Director

1936

More Pep Director

1936

A Song a Day Director

1936

I Don't Want to Make History Director

1936

The Cobweb Hotel Director

1936

What -- No Spinach? Director

1936

Bridge Ahoy! Director

1936

We Did It Director

1936

I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski Director

1936

Betty Boop and Little Jimmy Director

1936

I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze Director

1936

The Little Stranger Director

1936

Brotherly Love Director

1936

Not Now Director

1936

A Clean Shaven Man Director

1936

Betty Boop and the Little King Director

1936

Little Nobody Director

1936

No Other One Director

1936

Somewhere in Dreamland Director

1936

Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky Director

1936

It's Easy to Remember Director

1935

Betty Boop with Henry the Funniest Living American Director

1935

The Spinach Overture Director

1935

Musical Memories Director

1935

Adventures of Popeye Director

1935

Making Stars Director

1935

King of the Mardi Gras Writer

1935

King of the Mardi Gras Director

1935

Judge for a Day Director

1935

I Wished on the Moon Director

1935

Time for Love Director

1935

You Gotta Be a Football Hero Director

1935

Betty Boop and Grampy Director

1935

Dizzy Divers Director

1935

A Language All My Own Director

1935

Dancing on the Moon Director

1935

For Better or Worser Director

1935

A Little Soap and Water Director

1935

Choose Your 'Weppins' Director

1935

No! No! A Thousand Times No!! Director

1935

The Kids in the Shoe Director

1935

The Hyp-Nut-Tist Director

1935

Swat the Fly Director

1935

Pleased to Meet Cha! Director

1935

Stop That Noise Director

1935

The Song of the Birds Director

1935

Be Kind to 'Aminals' Director

1935

Taking the Blame Director

1935

Beware of Barnacle Bill Director

1935

Baby Be Good Director

1935

An Elephant Never Forgets Director

1935

We Aim to Please Director

1934

When My Ship Comes In Director

1934

The Dance Contest Director

1934

Keep in Style Director

1934

Little Dutch Mill Director

1934

The Two-Alarm Fire Director

1934

Betty Boop's Prize Show Director

1934

A Dream Walking Director

1934

Betty Boop's Little Pal Director

1934

Axe Me Another Director

1934

There's Something About a Soldier Director

1934

Poor Cinderella Director

1934

Shiver Me Timbers! Director

1934

Love Thy Neighbor Director

1934

Betty Boop's Life Guard Director

1934

Strong to the Finich Director

1934

Can You Take It Director

1934

She Reminds Me of You Director

1934

Betty Boop's Trial Director

1934

Shoein' Hosses Director

1934

This Little Piggie Went to Market Director

1934

Betty Boop's Rise to Fame Director

1934

Lazy Bones Director

1934

Betty in Blunderland Director

1934

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Director

1934

Tune Up and Sing Director

1934

Let's Sing with Popeye Director

1934

Ha! Ha! Ha! Director

1934

Let's You and Him Fight Director

1934

Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing Director

1934

Red Hot Mamma Director

1934

Sock-a-Bye, Baby Director

1934

Keeps Rainin' All the Time Director

1934

She Wronged Him Right Director

1934

Wild Elephinks Director

1933

Seasin's Greetinks! Director

1933

Sing, Babies, Sing! Director

1933

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Director

1933

I Eats My Spinach Director

1933

I Like Mountain Music Director

1933

Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party Director

1933

Blow Me Down! Director

1933

Morning, Noon and Night Director

1933

Boo, Boo, Theme Song! Director

1933

I Yam What I Yam Director

1933

When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba Director

1933

I Heard Director

1933

Stoopnocracy Director

1933

The Old Man of the Mountain Director

1933

Snow-White Director

1933

Down by the Old Mill Stream Director

1933

Popeye the Sailor Director

1933

Sing, Sisters, Sing! Director

1933

Mother Goose Land Director

1933

Boilesk Director

1933

Betty Boop's Big Boss Director

1933

Song Shopping Director

1933

Betty Boop's May Party Director

1933

The Peanut Vendor Director

1933

Betty Boop's Birthday Party Director

1933

Popular Melodies Director

1933

Aloha Oe Director

1933

Betty Boop's Penthouse Director

1933

Reaching for the Moon Director

1933

Is My Palm Read Director

1933

Ain't She Sweet Director

1933

Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions Director

1933

Dinah Director

1933

Betty Boop's Ker-Choo Director

1933

Time on My Hands Director

1932

Betty Boop's Museum Director

1932

Sing a Song Director

1932

I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You Director

1932

Sleepy Time Down South Director

1932

Betty Boop for President Director

1932

Romantic Melodies Director

1932

Betty Boop's Ups and Downs Director

1932

School Days Director

1932

Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle Director

1932

Just a Gigolo Director

1932

Betty Boop, M.D. Director

1932

Down Among the Sugar Cane Director

1932

Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee Director

1932

Stopping the Show Director

1932

Rudy Vallee Melodies Director

1932

You Try Somebody Else Director

1932

The Betty Boop Limited Director

1932

I Ain't Got Nobody Director

1932

Admission Free Director

1932

Let Me Call You Sweetheart Director

1932

Shine on Harvest Moon Director

1932

A Hunting We Will Go Director

1932

Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning Director

1932

Chess-Nuts Director

1932

The Dancing Fool Director

1932

Just One More Chance Director

1932

Hide and Seek Director

1932

Crazy-Town Director

1932

S.O.S. Director

1932

Minnie the Moocher Director

1932

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie Director

1932

When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along Director

1932

The Robot Director

1932

Show Me the Way to Go Home Director

1932

Sweet Jennie Lee Director

1932

Boop-Oop-A-Doop Director

1932

Any Rags Director

1932

Russian Lullaby Director

1931

Dizzy Red Riding-Hood Director

1931

My Baby Just Cares for Me Director

1931

Jack and the Beanstalk Director

1931

By the Light of the Silvery Moon Director

1931

Mask-A-Raid Director

1931

Kitty from Kansas City Director

1931

In the Shade of the Old Applesauce Director

1931

Little Annie Rooney Director

1931

Minding the Baby Director

1931

You're Driving Me Crazy Director

1931

Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean Director

1931

Bimbo's Express Director

1931

Betty Co-ed Director

1931

Bimbo's Initiation Director

1931

The Herring Murder Case Director

1931

That Old Gang of Mine Director

1931

Twenty Legs Under the Sea Director

1931

My Wife's Gone to the Country Director

1931

And the Green Grass Grew All Around Director

1931

Silly Scandals Director

1931

Alexander's Ragtime Band Director

1931

The Male Man Director

1931

Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl Director

1931

The Bum Bandit Director

1931

Somebody Stole My Gal Director

1931

In My Merry Oldsmobile Director

1931

The Cow's Husband Director

1931

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain Director

1931

Tree Saps Director

1931

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Director

1931

Teacher's Pest Director

1931

By the Beautiful Sea Director

1931

Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep Director

1931

Ace of Spades Director

1931

Mysterious Mose Director

1930

Row, Row, Row Director

1930

Accordion Joe Director

1930

On a Sunday Afternoon Director

1930

Up To Mars Director

1930

Mariutch Director

1930

Sky Scraping Director

1930

My Gal Sal Director

1930

Grand Uproar Director

1930

Strike Up the Band Director

1930

Swing You Sinners! Director

1930

The Stein Song Director

1930

Barnacle Bill Director

1930

The Glow Worm Director

1930

Dizzy Dishes Director

1930

A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight Director

1930

Wise Flies Director

1930

In the Good Old Summertime Director

1930

Come Take a Trip in My Airship Director

1930

Fire Bugs Director

1930

Yes! We Have No Bananas Director

1930

La Paloma Director

1930

Hot Dog Director

1930

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles Director

1930

Prisoner's Song Director

1930

Radio Riot Director

1930

I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark Director

1930

In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree Director

1930

Bedelia Director

1930

Marriage Wows Director

1929

I've Got Rings on My Fingers Director

1929

Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet Director

1929

Noah's Lark Director

1929

Oh, You Beautiful Doll Director

1929

Smiles Director

1929

Chinatown, My Chinatown Director

1929

Chemical Ko-Ko Director

1929

Ko-Ko's Hypnotism Director

1929

Ko-Ko's Big Sale Director

1929

Ko-Ko's Harem Scarem Director

1929

After the Ball Director

1929

Ko-Ko's Conquest Director

1929

Ko-Ko's Focus Director

1929

Ye Olde Melodies Director

1929

Ko-Ko's Hot Ink Director

1929

Yankee Doodle Boy Director

1929

Ko-Ko's Reward Director

1929

Noise Annoys Ko-Ko Director

1929

No Eyes Today Director

1929

Ko-Ko's Courtship Director

1928

Ko-Ko's Magic Director

1928

Ko-Ko's War Dogs Director

1928

Ko-Ko's Catch Director

1928

KoKo Lamps Aladdin Director

1928

Ko-Ko's Haunted House Director

1928

KoKo's Earth Control Director

1928

Ko-Ko's Tattoo Director

1928

Ko-Ko's Hot Dog Director

1928

Ko-Ko's Kink Director

1928

Ko-Ko Squeals Director

1928

Inklings No. 10 Director

1928

Ko-Ko the Kid Director

1927

KoKo's Klock Director

1927

Koko Chops Suey Director

1927

KoKo Explores Director

1927

KoKo the Kop Director

1927

Ko-Ko Hops Off Director

1927

Ko-Ko the Knight Director

1927

Koko’s Kane Director

1927

Koko Plays Pool Director

1927

Koko Needles the Boss Director

1927

Now You're Talking Director

1927

Jingle Bells Director

1927

Koko in 1999 Director

1927

Ko-Ko Makes 'Em Laugh Director

1927

Inklings, Issue ?? Director

1927

Inklings, Issue Unknown Director

1927

By the Light of the Silvery Moon Director

1927

Koko Back Tracks Director

1927

Koko Gets Egg-Cited Director

1926

Koko Gets Egg-Cited Animation

1926

Koko the Convict Director

1926

When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam' Director

1926

Margie Director

1926

Ko-Ko's Queen Director

1926

Comin' Thro' the Rye Director

1926

The Sheik of Araby Director

1926

'Morning, Judge Director

1926

Fadeaway Director

1926

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are Marching Animation

1926

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are Marching Director

1926

Koko Hot After It Director

1926

In the Good Old Summer Time Director

1926

My Old Kentucky Home Director

1926

Koko's Toot Toot Animation

1926

Koko's Toot Toot Director

1926

It's the Cat's Director

1926

Koko at the Circus Director

1926

Sweet Adeline Director

1926

Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? Director

1926

Koko Baffles the Bulls Director

1926

Ko-Ko Smokes Director

1926

Koko's Paradise Animation

1926

Koko's Paradise Director

1926

Darling Nelly Gray Director

1926

Ko-Ko in Thanksgiving Director

1925

Koko Packs 'Em Director

1925

Koko Nuts Director

1925

Ko-Ko on the Run Director

1925

Koko Sees Spooks Director

1925

Koko Celebrates the Fourth Director

1925

Koko Trains 'Em Director

1925

Big Chief Koko Animation

1925

Big Chief Koko Director

1925

Ko-Ko the Barber Director

1925

Koko in Toyland Animation

1925

Koko in Toyland Director

1925

Koko the Hot Shot Director

1925

Inklings, Issue 12 Director

1925

The Storm Director

1924

The Cure Director

1924

Sparring Partner Director

1924

League of Nations Director

1924

Vaudeville Director

1924

Vacation Director

1924

The Runaway Director

1924

Clay Town Director

1924

Oh Mabel Director

1924

Trip to Mars Director

1924

Mother Gooseland Director

1924

Come Take a Trip in My Airship Director

1924

Cartoon Factory Director

1924

Masquerade Director

1924

Contest Director

1923

Shadows Director

1923

The Fortune Teller Director

1923

Balloons Director

1923

False Alarm Director

1923

Trapped Director

1923

The Puzzle Director

1923

Surprise Director

1923

Bed Time Director

1923

The Einstein Theory of Relativity Director

1923

Jumping Beans Director

1922

The Hypnotist Director

1922

The Reunion Director

1922

The Show Director

1922

The Challenge Director

1922

Pay Day Director

1922

Flies Director

1922

Bubbles Director

1922

Birthday Director

1922

The Dresden Doll Director

1922

Invisible Ink Director

1921

Fishing Director

1921

Modeling Director

1921

The Automobile Ride Director

1921

Perpetual Motion Director

1920

The Clown's Little Brother Director

1920

The Chinaman Director

1920

The Circus Director

1920

The Boxing Kangaroo Director

1920

The Clown's Pup Director

1919

Out of the Inkwell Director

1919