William M. Weiss

William "Bill" M. Weiss (born September 15, 1907 in Philadelphia , United States , † November 12, 2001 in New York City ) was an American film producer of animated films .

Live and act

Bill Weiss graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and joined the film business at a young age. For many years he served as managing director, general manager and finally as vice president of Terrytoons, a production company of the animator Paul Terry specializing in animated films . Since the mid-1950s, Weiss worked regularly as a producer of terrytoons, but at no time could their output come close to the importance or distribution of that of the largest competitor in this segment, Walt Disney . In 1959 the Weiss short film production Sidney's Family Tree was nominated for an Oscar . At the same time as Terry's death in 1971, Weiss also ended his production activities.

Filmography (small selection)

As a producer of short cartoons:

• 1955: Baffling Bunnies
• 1956: Uranium Blues
• 1956: Lucky Dog
• 1957: Topsy TV
• 1957: The Bone Ranger
• 1958: Dustcap Dormat
• 1958: Camp Clubber
• 1958: Sidney's Family Tree
• 1959: Hashimoto-san
• 1959: Wild Life
• 1960: Trapeze Pleeze
• 1960: Mint Men
• 1961: Unsung Hero
• 1961: drum roll
• 1962: Shotgun Shambles
• 1962: Home Life
• 1959–1963: The Deputy Dawg Show (TV series)
• 1963: Tea Party
• 1963: Astronut
• 1964: Peace Pipe
• 1964: Hokey Home Movies
• 1963–1965: Luno the White Stallion (TV series)
• 1965: Freight Fright
• 1965: Darn Barn
• 1966: The Monster Master
• 1966: Dr. Haha
• 1967: Fancy Plants
• 1967: Mr. Winlucky
• 1968: All Teed Off
• 1968: Grand Prix Winner
• 1969: The Frog
• 1969: The Toy Man
• 1970: Going Ape
• 1970: The Ghost Monster
• 1971: The Enlarger
• 1971: Big Mo

literature

• International Motion Picture Almanac 1965, Quigley Publishing Company, New York 1964, p. 304

Web links

• William M. Weiss in the Internet Movie Database (English)