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Edward Selzer

Producer
Born January 12, 1893Died February 22, 1970 (77 years)
Edward Selzer (January 12, 1893 – February 22, 1970) was an American animator and publicist who served as head of Warner Bros. Cartoons from 1944 to 1958. After the studio was purchased from Leon Schlesinger by Warner Bros. in 1944, Selzer was assigned studio head by Jack L. Warner. His first cartoon was Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears.

Unlike his predecessor, Selzer did not want any on-screen credit as producer for Warner Bros. Much of what is publicly known about Selzer's personality and business acumen is from Chuck Jones' autobiography, Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist. In it, Jones paints Selzer as an interfering bore with no appreciation of animated cartoons. They later developed a mutual respect and understanding of one another, remaining friendly until Selzer's passing. Eddie Selzer was proud of his position as producer of the Looney Tunes series because of the joy the team's creations brought to so many. Selzer retired in 1958, and John Burton became the head of Warner Bros. Cartoons.

Movies & Shows on Plex

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Known For

  • The Bugs Bunny Show
  • What's Opera, Doc?
  • Duck Amuck
  • Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
  • One Froggy Evening
  • Rabbit of Seville
  • Rabbit Seasoning
  • Rabbit Fire
  • Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
  • Feed the Kitty
  • Bully for Bugs
  • For Scent-imental Reasons
  • Fast and Furry-ous
  • Baseball Bugs
  • Water, Water Every Hare
  • The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
  • Ali Baba Bunny
  • The Scarlet Pumpernickel
  • Tweetie Pie
  • Birds Anonymous
  • Scaredy Cat
  • High Diving Hare
  • Beep, Beep
  • Bugs and Thugs

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