 The successor studio was re-formed by Kneitel, Sam Buchwald and Isadore Sparber and renamed it Famous Studios.Kneitel, Buchwald and Sparber ran Famous Studios for 11 years (1942–1953), after which Paramount Pictures subsidized the studio, and Kneitel was employed as director of production.Kneitel himself had become one of the most prolific directors of the "Popeye" shorts and also directed many of the "Casper the Friendly Ghost" shorts.