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[[Image:Sparber.jpg|thumb|Izzy Sparber in 1944]] |
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'''Isadore |
'''Isadore Sparber ''' (March 7, 1906 - August 29, 1958) was an American [[storyboard artist]], writer, director and producer of animated films. He is best known for his work with [[Fleischer Studios]] and its successor, [[Famous Studios]]. When credited, his work appeared under varying versions of his name, including "Izzy Sparber," "I. Sparber," "Irving Sparber," and "Isidore Sparber" or "Isadore Sparber." |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Sparber worked for [[Fleischer Studios]] in the 1930s and early 1940s where much of his early work was uncredited. However, he was credited as a writer for several ''[[Superman (1940s cartoons)|Superman]]'' cartoons (all with Seymour Kneitel), as well as the feature-length films ''[[Gulliver's Travels (1939 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]'' and ''[[Mr. Bug Goes to Town]]''. He also wrote some Betty Boop cartoons, Color Classic cartoons and Popeye cartoons with no credit. Sparber was first mentioned in a Popeye cartoon as the namesake for a demolition company, Sparber Destruction Co., in the cartoon ''Quiet |
Sparber worked for [[Fleischer Studios]] in the 1930s and early 1940s where much of his early work was uncredited. However, he was credited as a writer for several ''[[Superman (1940s cartoons)|Superman]]'' cartoons (all with [[Seymour Kneitel]]), as well as the feature-length films ''[[Gulliver's Travels (1939 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]'' and ''[[Mr. Bug Goes to Town]]''. He also wrote some Betty Boop cartoons, Color Classic cartoons and Popeye cartoons with no credit. Sparber was first mentioned in a Popeye cartoon as the namesake for a demolition company, Sparber Destruction Co., in the cartoon ''Quiet! Pleeze''(1941). When Paramount Pictures took over Fleischer Studios in 1942, Sparber, [[Dan Gordon (animator)|Dan Gordon]] and Seymour Kneitel were named as the new heads of the renamed [[Famous Studios]]. |
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Despite working without onscreen credit for most of his tenure with the Fleischers, Sparber is credited with producing or co-producing nearly 400 cartoons afterward, and directed at least 160 of them.<ref> |
Despite working without onscreen credit for most of his tenure with the Fleischers, Sparber is credited with producing or co-producing nearly 400 cartoons afterward, and directed at least 160 of them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0816917/|title=Izzy Sparber|website=IMDb|access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> Aside from Sparber directing a good amount of shorts about Popeye, he was also directly responsible for numerous entries in Famous Studios' ''[[Superman (1940s animated film series)|Superman]]'', ''[[Little Lulu]]''/''[[Little Audrey]]'' and ''[[Casper the Friendly Ghost]]'' series. |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Sparber died on August 29, 1958 in New York City at the age of 52. It has been said that this may have been a factor in Paramount's 1959 decision to discontinue production of several cartoon series and sell the rights to [[Harvey Comics]], but apparently this is not the case.<ref> |
Sparber died on August 29, 1958, in New York City at the age of 52. It has been said that this may have been a factor in Paramount's 1959 decision to discontinue production of several cartoon series and sell the rights to [[Harvey Comics]], but apparently this is not the case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenagecartoons.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13493|title=Golden Age Cartoons Forums Archives: Izzy Sparber's Death|access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> During the reorganization of Famous Studios into Paramount Cartoon Studios in late 1956, Sparber was fired along with a number of other veteran Famous Studios staffers as a measure to cut costs. That Sparber continued to collect credits long after he was fired was a result of the long gestation time in animation; indeed, Sparber's last cartoon, "Travelaffs", opened on August 22, 1958, one week before his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0153275/combined|title=Travelaffs (1958)|website=IMDb|access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> |
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== Filmography == |
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* ’[[Popeye the Sailor filmography (Famous Studios)|Parlez Vous Woo]]’ (Popeye, 1956 short)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grandinetti |first=Fred M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JyUTBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Parlez+Vous+Woo%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA326 |title=Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History, 2d ed. |date=2004-07-29 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-1605-9 |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [http://www.goldenagecartoons.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13493 Golden Age Cartoons Forums Archives: Izzy Sparber's Death] |
* [http://www.goldenagecartoons.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13493 Golden Age Cartoons Forums Archives: Izzy Sparber's Death] |
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* {{IMDb name|0816917}} |
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Revision as of 15:29, 22 April 2024
Isadore Sparber (March 7, 1906 - August 29, 1958) was an American storyboard artist, writer, director and producer of animated films. He is best known for his work with Fleischer Studios and its successor, Famous Studios. When credited, his work appeared under varying versions of his name, including "Izzy Sparber," "I. Sparber," "Irving Sparber," and "Isidore Sparber" or "Isadore Sparber."
Career
Sparber worked for Fleischer Studios in the 1930s and early 1940s where much of his early work was uncredited. However, he was credited as a writer for several Superman cartoons (all with Seymour Kneitel), as well as the feature-length films Gulliver's Travels and Mr. Bug Goes to Town. He also wrote some Betty Boop cartoons, Color Classic cartoons and Popeye cartoons with no credit. Sparber was first mentioned in a Popeye cartoon as the namesake for a demolition company, Sparber Destruction Co., in the cartoon Quiet! Pleeze(1941). When Paramount Pictures took over Fleischer Studios in 1942, Sparber, Dan Gordon and Seymour Kneitel were named as the new heads of the renamed Famous Studios.
Despite working without onscreen credit for most of his tenure with the Fleischers, Sparber is credited with producing or co-producing nearly 400 cartoons afterward, and directed at least 160 of them.[1] Aside from Sparber directing a good amount of shorts about Popeye, he was also directly responsible for numerous entries in Famous Studios' Superman, Little Lulu/Little Audrey and Casper the Friendly Ghost series.
Death
Sparber died on August 29, 1958, in New York City at the age of 52. It has been said that this may have been a factor in Paramount's 1959 decision to discontinue production of several cartoon series and sell the rights to Harvey Comics, but apparently this is not the case.[2] During the reorganization of Famous Studios into Paramount Cartoon Studios in late 1956, Sparber was fired along with a number of other veteran Famous Studios staffers as a measure to cut costs. That Sparber continued to collect credits long after he was fired was a result of the long gestation time in animation; indeed, Sparber's last cartoon, "Travelaffs", opened on August 22, 1958, one week before his death.[3]
Filmography
- ’Parlez Vous Woo’ (Popeye, 1956 short)[4]
References
- ^ "Izzy Sparber". IMDb. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Golden Age Cartoons Forums Archives: Izzy Sparber's Death". Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Travelaffs (1958)". IMDb. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ Grandinetti, Fred M. (2004-07-29). Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1605-9.
External links
- Izzy Sparber at IMDb
- Golden Age Cartoons Forums Archives: Izzy Sparber's Death
- Isadore Sparber at IMDb
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