Sy Wexler

Sy Wexler

Sy Wexler (born Simon Wexler on October 6, 1916 in Manhattan, New York - Died on March 10, 2005 in Los Angeles, California) was an American filmmaker best known for the hundreds of educational short films he made, mostly during the 1960s and 70s. The most famous was "Squeak the Squirrel".

He also co-produced a short film titled "The Searching Eye" (1964), which was directed by Saul Bass, and shown during the 1964 New York World's Fair.

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*imdb name|id=0923329|name=Sy Wexler
* [http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=avgeeks&collectionid=squeak_the_squirrel "Squeak the Squirrel" at the Internet Archive]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/15/movies/15wexler.html Obituary at the New York Times]


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