Leon Schlesinger
American film and short producer
Leon Schlesinger (May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American movie producer. He founded Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the Golden Age of American animation.
Leon Schlesinger | |
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 Schlesinger in 1917 | |
| Born | May 20, 1884 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | December 25, 1949 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1919–1949 |
| Spouse | Berenice K. Schlesinger (m. 1909) |
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Schlesinger produced six B-movie Westerns in the 1930s for Warners starring John Wayne.
- Haunted Gold (1932)
- Ride Him Cowboy (1932)
- The Big Stampede (1932)
- The Telegraph Trail (1933)
- Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
- The Man from Monterey (1933)
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