Jay Ward

J. Troplong "Jay" Ward (September 20, 1920–October 12, 1989) was a creator and producer of animated television cartoons. He is known for producing animated series based on characters such 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, also designed the trademark characters for Cap'n Crunch, Quisp, and Quake breakfast cereals and made commercials for those products, among others.

Personal life

Jay Ward was born in Berkeley, California. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard University. His first chosen career was real estate.

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Berkeley, California - University of California, Berkeley - MBA - Harvard University

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Jay Ward died in Hollywood, California, of kidney cancer and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

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Hollywood, California - Kidney - Cancer - Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery - Glendale, California

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