Larry Harmon Pictures was the production company of Larry Harmon, the owner of the characters ''
Bozo the Clown
Bozo the Clown, sometimes billed as "Bozo, The World's Most Famous Clown", is a clown character created for children's entertainment, widely popular in the second half of the 20th century. He was introduced in the United States in 1946, and to te ...
'' and ''
Laurel & Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). Starting their career as a duo in t ...
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Lou Scheimer
Louis Scheimer (October 19, 1928 – October 17, 2013) was an American producer and voice actor who was one of the original founders of Filmation. He was also credited as an executive producer of many of its cartoons.
Early life and education
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was an art director for Larry Harmon Pictures during its brief foray into animated television. The cartoons feature Bozo the Clown, as well as
Popeye
Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar.Mr. Magoo, Dick Tracy and Laurel and Hardy. After Harmon exited the animation business, Scheimer formed
Filmation
Filmation Associates was an American production company that produced animation and live-action programming for television from 1963 until 1989. Located in Reseda, California, the animation studio was founded in 1962. Filmation's founders and ...
, which went on to be a leading producer of television animation.