

Career: 1887-Fleischer family moved to New York City before 1912-Dave worked as theater usher and in engraving company 1912-Dave a cutter for Pathé Films before 1914-Max an errand boy for Brooklyn Daily Eagle and for Boston photoengraver 1914-Max a commercial artist for Crouse-Hinds, and Popular Science Monthly art editor 1915-Max invented Rotoscope, device for tracing live-action film for conversion to animation 1916-employed by John Randolph Bray at Paramount, producing animation sequences for Bray Pictograph series joined by Dave as assistant and Rotoscope model 1917–18-Max made Army instructional films 1919-brothers formed Out of the Inkwell, Inc.


Army, 1917 edited live action training films, 1917–18. Education: Max studied at New York Art Students League, Cooper Union, and Mechanics and Tradesmen's School. Born: Max in Vienna, 17 July 1883 (or 1885) Dave in New York City, 14 July 1894.
