Jay Ward
| Jay Ward | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joseph Ward Cohen, Jr. September 20, 1920 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, 1989 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Kidney cancer |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley |
| Occupation | Animator, TV producer |
| Television | The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show |
| Spouse(s) | Ramona Ward (1943 – October 12, 1989; his death) |
| Children | 3 |
Jay Troplong Ward (September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated TV cartoon shows. He produced animated series based on such characters as Crusader Rabbit, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper, George of the Jungle, Tom Slick, and Super Chicken. His company, Jay Ward Productions, designed the trademark characters for the Cap'n Crunch, Quisp, and Quake breakfast cereals and it made TV commercials for those products. Ward produced the non-animated series Fractured Flickers that featured comedy redubbing of silent films.
Ward, the son of Joseph Ward Cohen and Mercedes Juanita Troplong Ward, was born Joseph Ward Cohen Jr. and was raised in Berkeley, California; he earned his undergraduate degree at the University of California at Berkeley. He earned his MBA from Harvard University. His first career was real estate. Even when his animation company was at the height of its success, he continued to own his own real estate firm as a "fallback" business.
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