Trivia

His colleagues during the Warner Brothers years based the character Yosemite Sam on him. It was based on his short stature and his tendency for sudden explosive outbursts.

Adopted the name Friz after being asked to go by I. Freleng after World War II broke out, and not wanting to go simply by an initial. Friz was taken from another artist named Frisby.

According to the book "That's All Folks: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation", Freleng directed the greatest number of cartoons of anyone in the Warner Bros. animation units.

He is regarded as one of the major figures in his field as an animator and as an animation director. He had no formal training in art.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 20, 1992.

Father of Hope Freleng and Sybil Freleng.

Profiled in "American Classic Screen Interviews" (Scarecrow Press). (2010)

Bobby London paid homage to Friz Freleng in his "Dirty Duck" comic strip published in the September 2004 issue of Playboy.

Isadore "Friz" Freleng (I. Freleng) passed away on May 26, 1995, three months away from what would have been his 91st birthday on August 21.

Isadore "Frix" Freleng (I. Freleng) passed away on May 26, 1995, three months away from what would have been his 91st birthday on August 21.