\ A VOZ PORTALEGRENSE: A Tribute to Isadore "Friz" Freleng

terça-feira, agosto 22, 2006

A Tribute to Isadore "Friz" Freleng


De manhã, no noticiário da Rádio Antena 1, tomámos conhecimento que se celebra hoje o centenário do seu nascimento.
Na nossa memória permanecem todas estas figuras (Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Speedy Gonzales, e, mais tarde, a Pantera Cor de Rosa) que admirámos quer na televisão, quer no cinema.
Obrigado Friz Freleng, sem as suas personagens a nossa infância não teria sido tão feliz! [mj]
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Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1906 - 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 and/or developed several of the studio’s biggest stars, including Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the cat, Yosemite Sam (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance) and Speedy Gonzales.
The senior director at Warners’ Termite Terrace studio, Freleng is also the most honored of the Warners directors, having won four Academy Awards.
After Warners shut down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and business partner David DePatie founded DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, which produced cartoons like the Pink Panther, feature film title sequences, and Saturday morning cartoons through the early 1980s.