Review ""A vivid portrait of the life and world of a man who shaped television animation and became a major player in the development of Hollywood entertainment." -- Animation Magazine" -- ""A short, informal and highly--do we dare?--animated history" -- Barnstable Patriot" -- ""Fleischer captures the life and career and other talented family members this succinct, anecdote-filled biography. This book deserves a wide readership. Highly recommended." -- Choice" -- ""Max Fleischer, the main Hollywood rival of Walt Disney, finally gets his due." -- Dallas Morning News" -- ""A primary piece of history that tells the story of an unexplored but vital figure in animation's short history." -- Palm Beach Post" -- ""A wonderful read and a tribute by a son to a famous father." -- Umbrella" -- ""There is probably no one more important to the birth and early development of animation than Max Fleischer and no one better than his son, director Richard Fleischer, to tell the amazing story of the creative genius behind Fleischer Studios." --Army Archard" -- ""Besides creating the jazz-age siren Betty Boop and bring Popeye and Superman to the screen, Max invented the rotoscope, a process for creating animated cartoons by tracing live-action footage.... [A] lively memoir." -- Booklist" -- ""A precious record of an important animation pioneer." -- Animation" -- ""Max Fleischer is animation's unsung hero. If Walt Disney is the most celebrated and chronicled producer in the history of the medium, Fleischer is his polar opposite. Fleischer has long been a hero to anyone who loves animated cartoons. Now, thanks to his son, we can get to know the very human figure behind all those wonderful films." --Leonard Maltin, from the foreword" -- About the Author Richard Fleischer, the son of Max Fleischer, has directed major motion pictures such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Soylent Green, Doctor DoLittle, and Tora! Tora! Tora! and won the Academy Award for producing the documentary feature Design for Death. He published a memoir, Just Tell Me When to Cry, in 1993.
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