The Harvey Entertainment Company

The Harvey Entertainment Company
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Defunct2001; 23 years ago (2001)
FateAssets sold to Classic Media
SuccessorHarvey Entertainment, Inc. (Classic Media)
Headquarters
United States
ProductsCasper the Friendly Ghost
Richie Rich
Baby Huey
Little Dot
Little Audrey
Little Lotta
Wendy the Good Little Witch

The Harvey Entertainment Company (formerly known as Harvey Films and Harvey Entertainment, or simply Harvey) was the production arm of comic book publisher Harvey Comics. It was founded in 1957.[1][2]

A majority of the company's assets were purchased by Classic Media (currently owned by NBCUniversal) in 2001 under the in-name subsidiary Harvey Entertainment, Inc., while the remains of the business including the live-action film division were folded within Echo Bridge Entertainment.

  1. ^ Meyer, Thomas A. (2010). Innovate!: How Great Companies Get Started in Terrible Times. Hoboken: Wiley. p. 16. ISBN 978-0470560587.
  2. ^ "Harvey Cartoons v. Columbia Pictures Industries, 645 F. Supp. 1564 (S.D.N.Y. 1986)". Justia US Law. October 28, 1986. Archived from the original on July 15, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2020.