Sy Wexler (1916-2005) was an American filmmaker best known for the hundreds of educational short films he made, mostly during the 1960s and 1970s. 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.
Sy Wexler | |
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Born | Simon Wexler October 6, 1916 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Died | March 10, 2005 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
External links
edit- {www.syandhelenwexler.com}
- Sy Wexler at IMDb
- Squeak the Squirrel at the Internet Archive
- The Wexler Films collection at the Internet Archive
- Obituary at the New York Times