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Izzy Sparber(1906-1958)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Izzy Sparber was born on 7 March 1906 in New York, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Popeye vs. the Red Indians (1978), Superman: The Mad Scientist (1941) and Gulliver's Travels (1939). He was married to Jeanette. He died on 29 August 1958 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 7, 1906
DiedAugust 29, 1958(52)
BornMarch 7, 1906
DiedAugust 29, 1958(52)
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Known for

Popeye vs. the Red Indians (1978)
Popeye vs. the Red Indians
  • Director(segments "W'ere on Our Way to Rio", "Klondike Casanova", "Wotta Knight", "Wigwam Whoopee", "Mister and Mistletoe")
  • 1978
Superman: The Mad Scientist (1941)
Superman: The Mad Scientist
7.3
Short
  • Writer(as I. Sparber)
  • 1941
Pinto Colvig, Jessica Dragonette, Jack Mercer, Sam Parker, Tedd Pierce, and Lanny Ross in Gulliver's Travels (1939)
Gulliver's Travels
6.6
  • Writer(as I. Sparber)
  • 1939
Stan Freed, Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer, Tedd Pierce, and Pauline Loth in Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
6.9
  • Writer(as Isidore Sparber)
  • 1941

Credits

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Producer

  • Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959)
    Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer (vintage cartoons segments 1950-1958)
    • 1959–1962
  • Travelaffs
    5.8
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Chew Chew Baby (1958)
    Chew Chew Baby
    7.6
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Okey Dokey Donkey
    6.5
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Which Is Witch? (1958)
    Which Is Witch?
    5.8
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Finnegan's Flea
    6.8
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Ghost Writers (1958)
    Ghost Writers
    5.6
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Frighty Cat
    6.1
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Grateful Gus (1958)
    Grateful Gus
    6.9
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Spook and Span (1958)
    Spook and Span
    5.8
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Sportickles
    6.5
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Heir Restorer (1958)
    Heir Restorer
    5.8
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Dante Dreamer (1958)
    Dante Dreamer
    6.5
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Cock-a-Doodle Dino (1957)
    Cock-a-Doodle Dino
    7.7
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • One Funny Knight
    5.9
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1957

Director

  • Cartoon Alley (2004)
    Cartoon Alley
    8.3
    TV Series
    • original material
    • 2005
  • ToonHeads (1992)
    ToonHeads
    8.4
    TV Series
    • original material
    • 1993–2001
  • Popeye vs. the Red Indians (1978)
    Popeye vs. the Red Indians
    • Director (segments "W'ere on Our Way to Rio", "Klondike Casanova", "Wotta Knight", "Wigwam Whoopee", "Mister and Mistletoe")
    • 1978
  • Katnip's Big Day
    6.2
    Short
    • original material
    • 1959
  • Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959)
    Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1962
  • Casper's Birthday Party (1959)
    Casper's Birthday Party
    5.2
    Short
    • original material
    • 1959
  • Not Ghoulty (1959)
    Not Ghoulty
    6.3
    Short
    • earlier cartoon clips (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • The Animal Fair
    5.7
    Short
    • original material
    • 1959
  • Travelaffs
    5.8
    Short
    • earlier cartoon clips (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Chew Chew Baby (1958)
    Chew Chew Baby
    7.6
    Short
    • Director (as I. Sparber)
    • 1958
  • Okey Dokey Donkey
    6.5
    Short
    • Director (as I. Sparber)
    • 1958
  • Finnegan's Flea
    6.8
    Short
    • Director (as I. Sparber)
    • 1958
  • Ghost Writers (1958)
    Ghost Writers
    5.6
    Short
    • earlier cartoon clips (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Frighty Cat
    6.1
    Short
    • Director (as I. Sparber)
    • 1958
  • Sportickles
    6.5
    Short
    • earlier cartoon clips (uncredited)
    • 1958

Writer

  • Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
    • story
    • 2024
  • The Popeye Follies (1973)
    The Popeye Follies
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Puss 'n' Boos (1954)
    Puss 'n' Boos
    5.8
    Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Off We Glow
    7.5
    Short
    • original script (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Superman: Electric Earthquake (1942)
    Superman: Electric Earthquake
    6.8
    Short
    • story (as Isidore Sparber)
    • 1942
  • Superman: Billion Dollar Limited (1942)
    Superman: Billion Dollar Limited
    7.0
    Short
    • story (as Isidore Sparber)
    • 1942
  • Stan Freed, Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer, Tedd Pierce, and Pauline Loth in Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
    Mr. Bug Goes to Town
    6.9
    • original story
    • screen adaptation (as Isidore Sparber, as Isidore Sparber)
    • 1941
  • Superman: The Mechanical Monsters (1941)
    Superman: The Mechanical Monsters
    7.4
    Short
    • story (as Isidore Sparber)
    • 1941
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist (1941)
    Superman: The Mad Scientist
    7.3
    Short
    • story (as I. Sparber)
    • 1941
  • Pinto Colvig, Jessica Dragonette, Jack Mercer, Sam Parker, Tedd Pierce, and Lanny Ross in Gulliver's Travels (1939)
    Gulliver's Travels
    6.6
    • screen play (as I. Sparber)
    • 1939
  • Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939)
    Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
    7.5
    Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
    Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
    7.7
    Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • A Car-Tune Portrait (1937)
    A Car-Tune Portrait
    6.4
    Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
    Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
    7.3
    Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Happy You and Merry Me (1936)
    Happy You and Merry Me
    6.1
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • I. Sparber
  • Born
    • March 7, 1906
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 29, 1958
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Jeanette? - August 29, 1958 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • David Sparber

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was a partner in the Famous Studios venture, which was created in in the early 1940s with Seymour Kneitel and Dan Gordon, with Sam Buchwald at the helm. The studio, originally located in Miami, was formed as an entity to separate officially and legally from Paramount the former Fleischer Studios, which had been a sub-studio of Paramount and producer of their animated shorts, until one of its chief animators, Dave Fleischer, defected and signed a contract with Columbia Pictures after falling out with his co-animator brother Max Fleischer.
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