Was a partner in the Famous Studios venture which was created in in the
early 1940s with Semour 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 which
produced their animated shorts, until one of its chief animators Dave
Fleischer, defected and signed a contract with Columbia after a falling
out with his co-animator brother Max Fleischer.