
Friz Freleng
American animator, cartoonist, director, and producer (1905–1995)

American animator, cartoonist, director, and producer (1905–1995)
Isadore "Friz" Freleng ( FREE-ləng; August 21, 1905 – May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons (WB) on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from the 1930s to the early 1960s. In total, he created more than 300 cartoons. He introduced and/or developed several of the studio's biggest stars, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance), Granny, and Speedy Gonzales. Freleng directed more cartoons than any other director in the studio (a total of 266) and is also the most officially honored of the WB directors, having won five Academy Awards and three Emmy Awards. After WB closed down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and business partner David H. DePatie founded DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, which produced cartoons (including The Pink Panther Show), feature-film title sequences, and Saturday-morning cartoons...
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