Leon Schlesinger

Leon Schlesinger was an American film producer, television producer and actor (1884–1949). He was born at Philadelphia and died at Los Angeles.

Leon Schlesinger in brief

Born
1884
Died
1949
Known for
film producer, television producer and actor
Place of birth
Philadelphia
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Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1931 to 1944.

Merrie Melodies, dated 1931. The golden age of Looney Tunes. Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike., dated 1944, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Schlesinger, Leon (20 May 1884–25 December 1949), film producer, American National Biography Online, 2003. Schlesinger, Leon (1884–1949)., Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons, 2020. Schlesinger, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Schlesinger, S., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Schlesinger, Georg, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

A Feud There Was (1938) (1938) — Internet Archive. Merrie Melodies: Beauty And The Beast (4.14.34) (1934) — Internet Archive. Looney Tunes - Little Beau Porky (1960's Redrawn Version) (1936) — Internet Archive. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Late 1960s-70's, Redrawn colorizations) — Internet Archive. Merrie Melodies - A Corny Concerto (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd) (1943) — Internet Archive. The Impatient Patient — Internet Archive. Have You Got Any Castles? (1938) — Internet Archive. The Timid Toreador — Internet Archive. Restored Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies (1937) (1937) — Internet Archive. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1937-59, Greek dub - The Art Factory) — Internet Archive. Bosko - Box Car Blues (1930) — Internet Archive. Merrie Melodies: Hamateur Night (1939) (Low Pitched) (1939) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 20 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1884Leon Schlesinger born at Philadelphia.
  2. 1931Merrie Melodies.
  3. 1934How Do I Know It's Sunday digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1934Merrie Melodies: Beauty And The Beast (4.14.34) digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1935A Cartoonist's Nightmare digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1936Looney Tunes - Little Beau Porky (1960's Redrawn Version) digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1938A Feud There Was (1938) digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1942Looney Tunes - Saps In Chaps (1942) digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1943Merrie Melodies: Pigs in a Polka (1943, WB) digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1943Merrie Melodies - A Corny Concerto (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd) digitised by Internet Archive.
  11. 1944Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike. (Wellcome Collection).
  12. 1949Leon Schlesinger died at Los Angeles.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Leon Schlesinger (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    Schlesinger, Georg, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Schlesinger, Leon (1884–1949)., Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Schlesinger, Leon (20 May 1884–25 December 1949), film producer, American National Biography Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Schlesinger, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Schlesinger, S., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 75 digitised items catalogued under Leon Schlesinger as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Leon Schlesinger.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q762558: Leon Schlesinger

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Leon Schlesinger”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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