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Fleischer brothers
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Black-and-white cartoon still from Out of the Inkwell: The Tantalizing Fly (1919) shows Koko the Clown smiling, wearing a hat and collar, drawn in early animation style.
Animated character Popeye, wearing a blue cap, holds up a can labeled spinach with an outstretched arm and determined expression.
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Fleischer brothers

American animators
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Fleischer brothers, American brothers, producers of animated cartoons featuring such characters as Betty Boop and Popeye. Producer Max Fleischer (b. July 19, 1883, Vienna, Austria—d. Sept. 11, 1972, Woodland Hills, Calif., U.S.) and director Dave Fleischer (b. July 14, 1894, New York, N.Y., U.S.—d. June 25, 1979, Hollywood, Calif.) were considered Walt Disney’s main rivals in the 1930s. The Fleischer brothers were sons of an Austrian tailor who took his family to America in 1887....

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