Edward "Eddie" Selzer ( January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 353 days remaining (354 in leap years). Events 1528 - Gustav I of Sweden crowned king of Sweden. 1592 - Titus Andronicus first staged at the Rose Theatre. 1709 - Little Ice Age: Two-month freezing period begins... January 12, Events January 1 - Japan accepts the Gregorian calendar January 2 - Introduction by Webb C. Ball of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: Railroad chronometers January 13 - The UK has its first meeting. January 17 - American sugar planters overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii February 1 - Thomas... 1893 - February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 312 days remaining, 313 in leap years. Events 1300 BC-AD 1899 1290s BC - The coronation of Ramses II, on whose face the suns rays fall each year in Abu Simbel temple. AD 1281... February 22, 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January 1 - Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 - Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 - Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January 15... 1970) was In the entertainment industry, a producer is generally in charge of, or helps to coordinate, the financial, legal, administrative, technological, and artistic aspects of a production. Types of producers include: In movies and television, a film producer or television producer, respectively — often qualified with one of the following titles... producer of the The WB Shield, used from 2001 to late 2003. Warner Bros. (the abbreviated name of Warner Bros. Entertainment) is one of the worlds largest producers of film and television entertainment. It is presently a subsidiary of the Time Warner conglomerate and headquartered in Burbank, California. Subsidiaries Warner Bros. includes... Warner Bros. Animation refers to the technique in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. When the... animation A studio is an artists workroom. This can be for the purpose of photography, cinematography, radio or television broadcasting or the making of music. The etymology is Latin, studere, meaning zeal. The French term for studio, atelier, is used to characterize the studio of a fashion designer. The studio... studio from 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events World War II January January 4 - The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 - Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munk January 17 - British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 - The Royal Air... 1944 to 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. (see link for calendar) Events January January 1 - End of Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 - President Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 - Italy January 26 - United Kingdom bans heroin January 26 - The last Soviet troops leave the military base in... 1956.

After the studio was purchased from Leon Schlesinger (1884 - December 25, 1949) was a Jewish producer at the Warner Bros. studio. Schlesinger was born in Philadelphia. After working at a theater as an usher, songbook agent, actor, and manager, he became the head of Pacific Art and Title, where most of his business was producing title... Leon Schlesinger in 1944, Selzer was assigned studio head at Termite Terrace is the nickname for the old building in Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA where Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies were first created. It also became a metonym for the classic Warner Bros. animation department in general, even for years after the building was abandoned, condemned and... Termite Terrace by This article is about Jack Warner, the head of Warner Brothers. For the British actor of the same name, see Jack Warner (actor) Jack Warner Jack Warner (August 2, 1892 - September 9, 1978), born Jack Leonard Eichelbaum in London, Ontario, Canada, was the President and driving force behind the highly... Jack Warner. Much of what is known about Selzer's personality and business acumen is from Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912–February 22, American animator, artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Brothers cartoon studio. He directed many of the classic short cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road... 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.

Despite his indifference towards animation, Selzer clashed with animators and writers over creative issues on many occasions. One documented incident reveals that Isadore Friz Freleng (August 21, 1905–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. He introduced several of the studios biggest stars, including Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, and... Friz Freleng nearly resigned after butting heads with Selzer, who didn't think that pairing Sylvester is a fictional cat who appears in several Looney Tunes cartoons, often chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzalez, or Hippety Hopper. The name Sylvester is a play on silvestris, the scientific name for the cat species. The character was originally named Thomas in his 1945 debut Life With Feathers. Sylvester... Sylvester the cat and Tweety aka Tweety Pie or Tweety Bird is a fictional character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes series of animated cartoons. Bob Clampett created in 1942s A Tale of Two Kitties, pitting him against two hungry cats named Babbott and Catstello (based on the famous radio comedians). Tweety was... Tweety was a viable decision. The argument reached its crux when Freleng reportedly placed his drawing A couple of very simple pencils A pencil is a handheld instrument used to write and draw, usually on paper. The writing is done with graphite (except for colored pencils), which is typically covered by a wooden sheath. Pencils may also have an eraser or rubber attached to one end... 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 Sylvester and Tweety proved to be among the most endearing duos in Warner Bros. cartoons.

In a similar incident, Selzer forbade Robert Bob McKimson, Sr. (September 27, 1910–September 27, 1977) was an animator, illustrator, and director best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. After ten years of art education, McKimson went to work for Walt Disney. He stayed... Robert McKimson from producing any future cartoons with This is an article about a cartoon character. For the carnivorous marsupial, see Tasmanian Devil. The Tasmanian Devil, often referred to as Taz, is an animated cartoon character featured in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes series of cartoons. Robert McKimson designed the character after the real-life Tasmanian Devil, an... 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.

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 " For other uses, see Camel (disambiguation). Species Camelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius A camel is either of the two species of large even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus, the Dromedary (Single hump) and the Bactrian Camel (Double hump). Both are native to the dry and desert areas of Asia and... 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 is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes series of cartoons. Yosemite Sam Animator Friz Freleng introduced Yosemite Sam in the 1945 film Hare Trigger. With his irascible temper, short stature, and fiery hair, Sam was in some ways an alter-ego of Freleng, though... Yosemite Sam's attempts to control his dim-witted camel. Similarly, Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 - February 22, 1981) was a storyboard artist and screenwriter for Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. (known before 1944 as Leon Schlesinger Productions) from 1941 to 1961. Starting in the late 1940s, he worked exclusively with director Chuck Jones, and the two of them collaborated on classic... Mike Maltese created Bully for Bugs in direct response to Selzer's declaration that there was nothing funny about Bull attacking a matador Bullfighting or tauromachy ( Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the times, professional performers ( matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, while masterful over the... bullfighting.

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 Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. The Academy Awards (a.k.a. The Oscars) are the most prominent film awards in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy... Academy Award for Best Animated Short in Events January January 5 - US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the Peoples Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. January 9 - The Israeli government recognizes the... 1950 - for For Scent-imental Reasons, a In a series of Warner Brothers cartoons, Pepe Le Pew (voiced by Mel Blanc imitating Charles Boyers Pepe le Moko from Algiers (1938), a remake of the 1937 French film Pepe le Moko [1]) is a French skunk who always strolls around in Paris in the springtime, when everyone... Pepe Le Pew cartoon.

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.