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After the studio was purchased from Leon Schlesinger in 1944, Selzer was assigned studio head at Termite Terrace by Jack Warner. Unlike his predecessor, he didn't take any on-screen credit as producer. Much of what is 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 sentiment or appreciation towards animated cartoons. Leon Schlesinger (1884 - December 25, 1949) was a producer at the Warner Bros. ... Termite Terrace is the nickname for an old building on Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA where Looney Tunes were created frm 1935 to 1937. ... This article is about Jack Warner, the head of Warner Brothers. ... Chuck Jones in 1976 Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. ...

Despite his indifference towards animation, Selzer clashed with animators and writers over creative issues on many occasions. One documented incident reveals that Friz Freleng nearly resigned after butting heads with Selzer, who didn't think that pairing Sylvester the cat and Tweety was a viable decision. The argument reached its crux when Freleng reportedly placed his drawing pencil on Selzer's desk, furiously telling Selzer that if he knew so much about animation, he should do the work instead. Selzer backed off the issue and apologized to Freleng the next day, a wise decision on two fronts: Warner Bros. did not lose Freleng's talents to a competing studio, and Tweetie Pie, the very cartoon that first paired Sylvester and Tweety together, went on to win the 1947 Academy Award for Animated Short Film, with Tweety and Sylvester proving to be among the most endearing duos in Warner Bros. cartoons. Isadore Friz Freleng (August 21, 1906[1]–May 26, 1995) was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... Sylvester J. Pussycat Senior is a fictional cat who appears in several Looney Tunes cartoons, often chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzalez, or Hippety Hopper. ... Toy made in Tweetys image Tweety aka Tweety Pie or Tweety Bird is a fictional character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons. ... This article is about the handwriting instrument. ... First pairing of Tweety and Sylvester. ... This class was known as Short Subjects, cartoons from 1932 until 1970, and as Short Subjects, animated films from 1971 to 1973. ...

In a similar incident, Selzer forbade Robert McKimson from producing any future cartoons with the Tasmanian Devil in them after seeing the Devil's premiere short and deeming the creature far too grotesque to be a recurring character. Selzer changed his mind and allowed further Tasmanian Devil cartoons only upon discovering from Jack Warner that Taz was in fact a massive hit with audiences. Robert Bob McKimson, Sr. ... “Taz” redirects here. ...

Despite this, Jones appreciated Selzer's interferences in retrospect, if only because it gave the creative team something to push against. For example, it was his edict that "camels aren't funny" that inspired Friz Freleng to disprove him by making Sahara Hare, a cartoon in which much of the comedy arises from Yosemite Sam's attempts to control his dim-witted camel. Similarly, Chuck Jones and Mike Maltese created Bully for Bugs in direct response to Selzer's declaration that there was nothing funny about bullfighting. For other uses, see Camel (disambiguation). ... // “Sahara Hare” is a Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released on March 26, 1955. ... For the shortwave radio station, see Yosemite Sam (shortwave). ... Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 - February 22, 1981) was a storyboard artist and screenwriter for Warner Bros. ... Bully for Bugs is a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released on 8 August 1953. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The only real pride Eddie Selzer seemed to take from his position as producer was the fame afforded to him by his association with the Looney Tunes characters. Although he loudly (and indelicately) declared that there was nothing funny about a skunk who spoke French, he proudly accepted the Academy Award for Animated Short Film in 1949 - for For Scent-imental Reasons, a Pepe Le Pew cartoon. This class was known as Short Subjects, cartoons from 1932 until 1970, and as Short Subjects, animated films from 1971 to 1973. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Pepe Le Pew in the short Little Beau Pepe. ...

Perhaps the quote that encapsulated Selzer best was his furious reaction upon seeing a group of animators laughing over a storyboard. He stormed into the room and demanded "What in the Hell does all of this laughter have to do with the making of animated cartoons?"

Eddie Selzer died in 1970 at the age of 77. Upon his death, the five Academy Award Oscar statues for the winning cartoons he produced were distributed to the talents behind the cartoons; the one for 1957's Birds Anonymous was given to voice artist Mel Blanc. Birds Anonymous is a 1957 Warner Bros. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor, performing on radio, in television commercials, and most famously, in hundreds of cartoon shorts for Warner Bros. ...

External link

• Edward Selzer at the Internet Movie Database