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Friz Freleng

1906 - 1995

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Isadore "Friz" Freleng (; August 21, 1905 – May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friz Freleng is the 779th most popular film director (down from 661st in 2019), the 5,641st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,187th in 2019) and the 199th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Friz Freleng ranks 779 out of 2,041. Before him are Rintaro, Rudolph Maté, Mamoru Hosoda, Raoul Servais, André Roosevelt, and Giuseppe Rotunno. After him are Gianfranco Parolini, Timothy Treadwell, Joshua Logan, Richard Oswald, Laura Mulvey, and Eli Roth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Friz Freleng ranks 221. Before him are Laurens van der Post, Alexander Gelfond, Juan Modesto, Bernhard Britz, V. J. Sukselainen, and A. J. P. Taylor. After him are René David, Ed Hamm, Harri Larva, Hermione Baddeley, Wolfgang Staudte, and Rudolf Krčil. Among people deceased in 1995, Friz Freleng ranks 174. Before him are Harry Guardino, Jesús Garay, Claudio Brook, Bojan Adamič, V. J. Sukselainen, and Peter van de Kamp. After him are Albrecht Unsöld, Julián Berrendero, Carlo Ceresoli, Esmat Dowlatshahi, Doug McClure, and Rick Aviles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Friz Freleng ranks 5,641 out of 20,380. Before him are Sally Hemings (1773), James J. Corbett (1866), Sharon Jones (1956), Anthony Mackie (1978), Elizabeth Olsen (1989), and Prodigy (1974). After him are Louise Dresser (1878), Asia Carrera (1973), Jesse Jane (1980), Charlie Scott (1948), Margaret Geller (1947), and George Calnan (1900).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Friz Freleng ranks 199. Before him are Bryan Singer (1965), Gavin O'Connor (1963), Jack Arnold (1916), Chris Carter (1956), Henry Selick (1952), and Budd Boetticher (1916). After him are Timothy Treadwell (1957), Joshua Logan (1908), Eli Roth (1972), Stuart Rosenberg (1927), Sean S. Cunningham (1941), and David Miller (1909).

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