Sy Wexler

{{Infobox person | name = Sy Wexler | birth_name = Simon Wexler | birth_date = October 6, 1916 | birth_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S. | death_date = March 10, 2005 (aged 88) | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Filmmaker | years_active = 1940–1993 }} '''Sy Wexler''' (October 6, 1916 – March 10, 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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fox|first1=Margalit|title=Sy Wexler, Maker of Ubiquitous Classroom Films, Dies at 88|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/15/movies/sy-wexler-maker-of-ubiquitous-classroom-films-dies-at-88.htm|access-date=November 24, 2025|work=New York Times|date=March 15, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=McLellan|first1=Dennis|title=Sy Wexler, 88; Award-Winning Producer of Educational Films|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-18-me-wexler18-story.html|access-date=November 24, 2025|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 18, 2005}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0923329|name=Sy Wexler}} *[https://archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=avgeeks&collectionid=squeak_the_squirrel ''Squeak the Squirrel'' at the Internet Archive] * {{Internet Archive collection | wexlerfilms | Wexler Films}} *[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/15/movies/15wexler.html Obituary at the New York Times]

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