Leon Schlesinger

Known for: Production
Born: May 20, 1884, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: December 25, 1949
Movies: 320

Leon Schlesinger (May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American film producer who founded Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the Golden Age of American animation. He was a distant relative of the Warner Brothers. As head of his own studio, Schlesinger served as the producer of Warner's Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons from 1930, when Schlesinger assumed production from his subcontractors, Harman and Ising, to 1944, when Warner acquired the studio.

Best-Known Movies

6.8

I Love to Singa

1936

7.0

Porky in Wackyland

1938

6.9

A Corny Concerto

1943

7.1

Little Red Riding Rabbit

1944

6.8

The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall

1942

7.5

You Ought to Be in Pictures

1940

7.3

A Wild Hare

1940

5.4

Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs

1943

6.9

Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid

1942

6.8

A Tale of Two Kitties

1942

Filmography

1940	You Ought to Be in Pictures	Self
1939	The March of Time
1938	Having a Wonderful Time with Angels in Dirty Places	self

Directing, Writing & Producing

1944	Buckaroo Bugs	Producer
1944	Birdy and the Beast	Producer
1944	Hare Force	Producer
1944	Censored	Producer
1944	Brother Brat	Producer
1944	Hare Ribbin'	Producer
1944	The Chow Hound	Producer
1944	Duck Soup to Nuts	Producer
1944	Russian Rhapsody	Producer
1944	Gas	Producer
1944	Swooner Crooner	Producer
1944	Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips	Producer
1944	A Lecture on Camouflage	Producer
1944	Tick Tock Tuckered	Producer
1944	The Weakly Reporter	Producer
1944	Snafuperman	Producer
1944	Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike	Producer
1944	I Got Plenty of Mutton	Producer
1944	Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears	Producer
1944	Tom Turk and Daffy	Producer
1944	Meatless Flyday	Producer
1944	Booby Traps	Producer
1944	What's Cookin' Doc?	Producer
1944	Little Red Riding Rabbit	Producer
1943	Puss n' Booty	Producer
1943	An Itch in Time	Producer
1943	Rumors	Producer
1943	Daffy - The Commando	Producer
1943	Inki and the Minah Bird	Producer
1943	The Home Front	Producer
1943	Falling Hare	Producer
1943	Fin'n Catty	Producer
1943	Fighting Tools	Producer
1943	A Corny Concerto	Producer
1943	The Gold Brick	Producer
1943	Scrap Happy Daffy	Producer
1943	Spies	Producer
1943	Porky Pig's Feat	Producer
1943	Wackiki Wabbit	Producer
1943	Gripes	Producer
1943	The Aristo-Cat	Producer
1943	Fifth Column Mouse	Producer
1943	Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk	Producer
1943	Coming!! Snafu	Producer
1943	Yankee Doodle Daffy	Producer
1943	Tokio Jokio	Producer
1943	The Wise Quacking Duck	Producer
1943	The Unbearable Bear	Producer
1943	Super-Rabbit	Producer
1943	Hop and Go	Producer
1943	To Duck.... Or Not to Duck	Producer
1943	Point Rationing of Foods	Producer
1943	Tortoise Wins by a Hare	Producer
1943	Pigs in a Polka	Producer
1943	Confusions of a Nutzy Spy	Producer
1943	Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs	Producer
1942	Case of the Missing Hare	Producer
1942	My Favorite Duck	Producer
1942	Ding Dog Daddy	Producer
1942	A Tale of Two Kitties	Producer
1942	The Hare-Brained Hypnotist	Producer
1942	The Daffy Duckaroo	Producer
1942	The Hep Cat	Producer
1942	The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall	Producer
1942	The Impatient Patient	Producer
1942	Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner	Producer
1942	Fresh Hare	Producer
1942	The Ducktators	Producer
1942	Foney Fables	Producer
1942	Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid	Producer
1942	Wacky Blackout	Producer
1942	Hold the Lion, Please	Producer
1942	Lights Fantastic	Producer
1942	The Draft Horse	Producer
1942	The Wacky Wabbit	Producer
1942	Bugs Bunny! That Wacky Wabbit	Producer
1942	Daffy's Southern Exposure	Producer
1942	Horton Hatches the Egg	Producer
1942	The Wabbit Who Came to Supper	Producer
1942	Crazy Cruise	Producer
1942	Conrad the Sailor	Producer
1942	Porky's Cafe	Producer
1942	Who's Who in the Zoo	Producer
1942	Porky's Pastry Pirates	Producer
1941	Porky's Pooch	Producer
1941	Wabbit Twouble	Producer
1941	Rhapsody in Rivets	Producer
1941	Porky's Midnight Matinee	Producer
1941	Rookie Revue	Producer
1941	Robinson Crusoe Jr.	Producer
1941	The Brave Little Bat	Producer
1941	All This and Rabbit Stew	Producer
1941	The Henpecked Duck	Producer
1941	Aviation Vacation	Producer
1941	The Heckling Hare	Producer
1941	Meet John Doughboy	Producer
1941	Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt	Producer
1941	A Coy Decoy	Producer
1941	Hollywood Steps Out	Producer
1941	Farm Frolics	Producer
1941	The Trial of Mr. Wolf	Producer
1941	Porky's Preview	Producer
1941	Toy Trouble	Producer
1941	Porky's Ant	Producer
1941	Goofy Groceries	Producer
1941	Tortoise Beats Hare	Producer
1941	Joe Glow, the Firefly	Producer
1941	The Cat's Tale	Producer
1941	The Crackpot Quail	Producer
1941	The Haunted Mouse	Producer
1941	Sniffles Bells the Cat	Producer
1941	The Fighting 69½th	Producer
1941	Elmer's Pet Rabbit	Producer
1940	Bedtime for Sniffles	Producer
1940	The Sour Puss	Producer
1940	Prehistoric Porky	Producer
1940	Patient Porky	Producer
1940	A Wild Hare	Producer
1940	The Egg Collector	Producer
1940	Porky's Baseball Broadcast	Producer
1940	Tom Thumb in Trouble	Producer
1940	A Gander at Mother Goose	Producer
1940	You Ought to Be in Pictures	Producer
1940	Sniffles Takes a Trip	Producer
1940	Porky's Poor Fish	Producer
1940	The Hardship of Miles Standish	Producer
1940	Slap Happy Pappy	Producer
1940	The Bear's Tale	Producer
1940	Cross Country Detours	Producer
1940	Elmer's Candid Camera	Producer
1939	Screwball Football	Producer
1939	The Film Fan	Producer
1939	Sniffles and the Bookworm	Producer
1939	Pied Piper Porky	Producer
1939	Naughty Neighbors	Producer
1939	Jeepers Creepers	Producer
1939	Porky's Hotel	Producer
1939	Little Brother Rat	Producer
1939	Hare-um Scare-um	Producer
1939	Wise Quacks	Producer
1939	Old Glory	Producer
1939	Polar Pals	Producer
1939	Believe It or Else	Producer
1939	Naughty But Mice	Producer
1939	Thugs with Dirty Mugs	Producer
1939	Porky and Teabiscuit	Producer
1939	Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur	Producer
1939	Bars and Stripes Forever	Producer
1939	Prest-O Change-O	Producer
1939	Porky's Tire Trouble	Producer
1939	Robin Hood Makes Good	Producer
1939	Hamateur Night	Producer
1938	Count Me Out	Producer
1938	The Mice Will Play	Producer
1938	Daffy Duck in Hollywood	Producer
1938	The Daffy Doc	Producer
1938	The Night Watchman	Producer
1938	Porky in Egypt	Producer
1938	You're an Education	Producer
1938	Little Pancho Vanilla	Producer
1938	Porky in Wackyland	Producer
1938	A Feud There Was	Producer
1938	Cracked Ice	Producer
1938	Wholly Smoke	Producer
1938	Porky & Daffy	Producer
1938	Porky's Spring Planting	Producer
1938	Cinderella Meets Fella	Producer
1938	Porky's Party	Producer
1938	Have You Got Any Castles	Producer
1938	Katnip Kollege	Producer
1938	Porky the Fireman	Producer
1938	Now That Summer Is Gone	Producer
1938	Porky's Hare Hunt	Producer
1938	Porky's Five & Ten	Producer
1938	A Star Is Hatched	Producer
1938	What Price Porky	Producer
1938	Porky's Poppa	Producer
1938	Daffy Duck & Egghead	Producer
1937	Porky's Hero Agency	Producer
1937	The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos	Producer
1937	Little Red Walking Hood	Producer
1937	The Case of the Stuttering Pig	Producer
1937	The Lyin' Mouse	Producer
1937	Rover's Rival	Producer
1937	I Wanna Be a Sailor	Producer
1937	Dog Daze	Producer
1937	Speaking of the Weather	Producer
1937	Get Rich Quick Porky	Producer
1937	A Sunbonnet Blue	Producer
1937	Porky's Railroad	Producer
1937	Plenty of Money and You	Producer
1937	Porky's Badtime Story	Producer
1937	Egghead Rides Again	Producer
1937	Porky's Super Service	Producer
1937	Streamlined Greta Green	Producer
1937	Porky's Building	Producer
1937	Porky and Gabby	Producer
1937	Ain't We Got Fun	Producer
1937	Porky's Duck Hunt	Producer
1937	She Was an Acrobat's Daughter	Producer
1937	Porky's Romance	Producer
1937	I Only Have Eyes for You	Producer
1937	Picador Porky	Producer
1937	Porky's Road Race	Producer
1937	Porky the Wrestler	Producer
1937	Pigs Is Pigs	Producer
1936	Porky in the North Woods	Producer
1936	The CooCoo Nut Grove	Producer
1936	Don't Look Now	Producer
1936	Little Beau Porky	Producer
1936	Milk and Money	Producer
1936	Toy Town Hall	Producer
1936	Porky's Moving Day	Producer
1936	Porky's Poultry Plant	Producer
1936	Porky the Rain-Maker	Producer
1936	I Love to Singa	Producer
1936	When I Yoo Hoo	Producer
1936	Bingo Crosbyana	Producer
1936	Fish Tales	Producer
1936	The Blow Out	Producer
1936	The Fire Alarm	Producer
1936	Page Miss Glory	Producer
1936	The Cat Came Back	Producer
1936	The Phantom Ship	Producer
1936	Alpine Antics	Producer
1936	I Wanna Play House	Producer
1935	Flowers for Madame	Producer
1935	Gold Diggers of '49	Producer
1935	Hollywood Capers	Producer
1935	Little Dutch Plate	Producer
1935	A Cartoonist's Nightmare	Producer
1935	The Lady in Red	Producer
1935	The Merry Old Soul	Producer
1935	Country Mouse	Producer
1935	Into Your Dance	Producer
1935	My Green Fedora	Producer
1935	I Haven't Got a Hat	Producer
1935	Country Boy	Producer
1935	Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name	Producer
1934	Pop Goes Your Heart	Producer
1934	Those Beautiful Dames	Producer
1934	Buddy's Circus	Producer
1934	The Girl at the Ironing Board	Producer
1934	Buddy's Bearcats	Producer
1934	Buddy of the Apes	Producer
1934	Buddy's Trolley Troubles	Producer
1934	Beauty and the Beast	Producer
1934	Buddy's Garage	Producer
1934	Buddy and Towser	Producer
1934	Honeymoon Hotel	Producer
1934	Pettin' in the Park	Producer
1934	Buddy the Gob	Producer
1933	Sittin' on a Backyard Fence	Producer
1933	Buddy's Show Boat	Producer
1933	Buddy's Beer Garden	Producer
1933	I've Got to Sing a Torch Song	Producer
1933	Buddy's Day Out	Producer
1933	We're in the Money	Producer
1933	The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon	Producer
1933	The Man from Monterey	Producer
1933	Shuffle Off to Buffalo	Producer
1933	I Like Mountain Music	Producer
1933	Bosko in Person	Producer
1933	The Organ Grinder	Producer
1933	Young and Healthy	Producer
1933	One Step Ahead of My Shadow	Producer
1933	Bosko in Dutch	Producer
1933	The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives	Producer
1932	Bosko's Woodland Daze	Producer
1932	Haunted Gold	Producer
1932	Three's a Crowd	Producer
1932	Bosko's Dizzy Date	Producer
1932	Bosko and Honey	Producer
1932	A Great Big Bunch of You	Producer
1932	Bosko the Drawback	Producer
1932	I Wish I Had Wings	Producer
1932	The Big Stampede	Producer
1932	Ride Him, Bosko	Producer
1932	You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!	Producer
1932	Bosko the Lumberjack	Producer
1932	Ride Him, Cowboy	Producer
1932	Bosko's Store	Producer
1932	I Love a Parade	Producer
1932	Bosko at the Beach	Producer
1932	The Queen Was in the Parlor	Producer
1932	Bosko's Dog Race	Producer
1932	Moonlight for Two	Producer
1932	It's Got Me Again!	Producer
1932	Bosko and Bruno	Producer
1932	Goopy Geer	Producer
1932	Bosko's Party	Producer
1932	Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee	Producer
1932	Big-Hearted Bosko	Producer
1932	Freddy the Freshman	Producer
1932	Battling Bosko	Producer
1932	Pagan Moon	Producer
1932	Bosko at the Zoo	Producer
1931	Red-Headed Baby	Producer
1931	Bosko's Fox Hunt	Producer
1931	Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land	Producer
1931	Bosko's Soda Fountain	Producer
1931	You Don't Know What You're Doin'!	Producer
1931	Bosko the Doughboy	Producer
1931	One More Time	Producer
1931	Bosko Shipwrecked!	Producer
1931	Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!	Producer
1931	Lady, Play Your Mandolin!	Producer
1931	The Tree's Knees	Producer
1931	Yodeling Yokels	Producer
1931	Bosko's Holiday	Producer
1931	Dumb Patrol	Producer
1931	Ups 'n Downs	Producer
1931	Ain't Nature Grand!	Producer
1931	Big Man from the North	Producer
1930	Hold Anything	Producer
1930	Cryin' for the Carolines	Producer
1929	Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid	Producer

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