Edward "Eddie" Selzer (January 12, 1893 - February 22, 1970) was a producer of Warner Bros. Cartoons from 1944 to 1960.
After the studio was purchased from Leon Schlesinger in 1944, Selzer was assigned studio head 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 Anim...
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Edward "Eddie" Selzer (January 12, 1893 - February 22, 1970) was a producer of Warner Bros. Cartoons from 1944 to 1960.
After the studio was purchased from Leon Schlesinger in 1944, Selzer was assigned studio head 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.
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...
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