Michael Schliesser, an employee at the Thanhouser studio in New Rochelle, was appointed wild animal manager in autumn 1913. His name appeared in publicity in connection with the “Thanhouser Zoo.”
Michael Schliesser
A member of the Thanhouser Company.
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From Volume III: Biographies of Q. David Bowers’ Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, reproduced with permission and unchanged. 66 words.
Early in his career Michael Schliesser was employed by the Hagenbeck Circus in Germany. Prior to coming to Thanhouser he collected animal specimens and worked as a taxidermist for the New York Museum of Natural History.
Cite as: Bowers, Q. David. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, “SCHLIESSER, Michael.” thanhouser.org/research/people/michael-schliesser/