Oskar Fischinger
About
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Birth Place
Gelnhausen, Germany
Born
June 22, 1900
Died
February 01, 1967
Cause of Death
Stroke
Biography
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Pioneer animator known for his early application of jazz and classical music to cartoons. Fischinger also created special effects on "The Big Broadcast of 1937" (1936) and on Fritz Lang's "The Woman in the Moon" (1929) and won critical acclaim for his abstract films "Composition in Blue" (1935) and "Motion Painting No. 1" (1949)....
Filmography
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Allegretto
(1936)
Director
Komposition in Blau
(1935)
Director
Die Frau im Mond
(1929)
Special Effects
Allegretto
(1936)
Animator
Komposition in Blau
(1935)
Animator
Die Frau im Mond
(1929)
Photography
Family & Companions
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Elfriede Fischinger
Wife
Costume designer. Born c. 1910 in Germany; married Fischinger in 1933; survived him; died on May 13, 1999 at age 88.
Biography
Pioneer animator known for his early application of jazz and classical music to cartoons. Fischinger also created special effects on "The Big Broadcast of 1937" (1936) and on Fritz Lang's "The Woman in the Moon" (1929) and won critical acclaim for his abstract films "Composition in Blue" (1935) and "Motion Painting No. 1" (1949).
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Allegretto
(1936)
Director
Komposition in Blau
(1935)
Director
Visual Effects (Feature Film)
Die Frau im Mond
(1929)
Special Effects
Animation (Feature Film)
Allegretto
(1936)
Animator
Komposition in Blau
(1935)
Animator
Film Production - Main (Feature Film)
Die Frau im Mond
(1929)
Photography
Director (Short)
Motion Painting No. 1
(1949)
Director
An Optical Poem
(1938)
Director
Producer (Short)
Motion Painting No. 1
(1949)
Producer
Animation (Short)
Motion Painting No. 1
(1949)
Animator
Life Events
Companions
Elfriede Fischinger
Wife
Costume designer. Born c. 1910 in Germany; married Fischinger in 1933; survived him; died on May 13, 1999 at age 88.
