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Lou Fleischer (July 16, 1891 – November 16, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, and the brother of Max and Dave Fleischer. He was the head of the Fleischer Studios Music Department[1] until the company was reorganized as Famous Studios in 1942. He is thought to have been the voice of J. Wellington Wimpy in "I Wanna Be a Lifeguard” from the Popeye film series in 1936.

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Lou Fleischer
Born	(1891-07-16)July 16, 1891 New York City, U.S.
Died	November 16, 1985(1985-11-16) (aged 94) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Arranger, composer
Years active	1923–1942
Relatives	Max Fleischer (brother) Dave Fleischer (brother) Richard Fleischer (nephew) Seymour Kneitel (nephew-in-law) Mary Dickson (niece-in-law)

Following his dismissal at the changeover to Famous Studios, Fleischer worked as a Lens Grinder for the World War II effort, and later worked for the Army Signal Corps Film Unit in New York. For a short period in the 1940s he did scoring for George Pal and taught piano while residing in Redondo Beach, California until his retirement in the late 1960s.

References

External links

• Lou Fleischer at IMDb

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