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Famous Studios (renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956) was the first animation division of the film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 to 1967. Famous was established as a successor company to Fleischer Studios , after Paramount seized control of the aforementioned studio amid the departure of its founders, Max and Dave Fleischer , in 1942. [ 1 ]
Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production and distribution company and the namesake subsidiary of Paramount Global. It is the sixth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures ), and the sole member of the "Big Five" film studios located within the ...
Scroll Down to View Story. As the longest operating and only remaining major studio in Hollywood, Paramount Pictures has been. on the ground floor of every major development in film – from the advent of motion pictures, to the emergence of television, through the digital revolution. During our 100-year history, we have served as.
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Fleischer Studios dissolution
See also: Fleischer Studios Fleischer Studios was a successful animation studio responsible for producing successful cartoon shorts starring characters such as Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor. The studio moved its operations from New York City to Miami Beach in 1938, following union problems and the start of production on its first feature film, Gulliver's Travels (1939). While Gulliver was a success, the expense of the move and the expanded staff required to produce the feature created f...
Early years
Shortly after the takeover, Paramount began plans to move a significantly downsized Famous Studios back to New York, a move completed early in 1943. Virtually all of the Famous staff, from voice artist/storyman Jack Mercer and storyman Carl Meyer to animators such as Myron Waldman, David Tendlar, Tom Johnson, Nicholas Tafuri, and Al Eugster, were holdovers from the Fleischer era. These artists remained with Famous/Paramount for much of the studio's existence. As at Fleischer's, the head an...
Later period and sales of cartoon libraries
Sam Buchwald died of a heart attack in 1951. Seymour Kneitel and Isadore Sparber became the production heads of the studio shortly afterward, and Dave Tendlar was promoted to director in 1953. The mid and late-1950s brought a number of significant changes for Famous Studios. In 1955, Paramount sold most of their pre-October 1950 shorts and cartoons, except for the Popeye and Superman shorts, to U.M.&M. T.V. Corp. for television distribution. The Popeye cartoons were acquired by Associat...
Theatrical short film series
1. Main article: List of Famous Studios series 1. Popeye the Sailor (inherited from Fleischer Studios, 1942 – 1957) 2. Superman(inherited from Fleischer Studios, 1942 – 1943) 3. Noveltoons(1943 – 1967) 4. Little Lulu(1943 – 1948) 5. Screen Songs (1947 – 1951; originally produced by Fleischer Studios) 6. Casper the Friendly Ghost(1950 – 1959) 7. Baby Huey(1951 – 1959) 8. Kartunes(1951 – 1953) 9. Herman and Katnip(1952 – 1959) 10. Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare(1953 – 1957) 11. Modern Madcaps(1958...
Television series
1. Segments of Felix the Cat(1958 – 1961; outsourced from Joe Oriolo Productions and Trans-Lux) 2. Segments of Popeye the Sailor(1960 – 1962; outsourced from King Features) 3. The New Casper Cartoon Show (1962 – 1963, produced for Harvey Films) 4. Segments of King Features Trilogy (1962 – 1964; outsourced from King Features) 4.1. Twelve of the Paramount-produced shorts in this series were released theatrically in 1962 under the title Comic Kings. 5. The Mighty Thor segments of The Marvel Supe...
On June 20, 1995, Simitar Entertainment, Inc. released a 35-pack VHS/Betamax set of a digitally remastered collection of public domain “Great Fun-Filled Cartoon Classics: Paramount Cartoon Classics”, under its sublabel, Simitar Kids Video. On August 23, 1998, Simitar Entertainment, Inc. released a digitally remastered collection of public domain “F...
Feb 29, 2024 · In 1914, Famous Players merged with a prestigious sounding outfit founded by distributor W.W. Hodkinson, Paramount Pictures Corporation. ... However, for another old Paramount hand, the studio ...
Famous Studios (renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956) was the first animation division of the film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 to 1967. It was founded as a successor to Fleischer Studios, after Paramount acquired that studio and ousted its founders, Max and Dave Fleischer, in 1941. The studio's productions included three series started by the Fleischers—Popeye the Sailor ...
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May 5, 2021 · The story begins in 1912 when Adolph Zukor established the Famous Players Film Company. Then in 1914, along with Jesse L. Lasky’s Feature Play Company, Famous Players began distributing films through W. W. Hodkinson’s Paramount Pictures Corporation. During this time the classic Paramount logo, 24 stars, representing the film stars it had ...
