Biography
Arthur Jack Zander (May 3, 1908 β December 17, 2007) was an American animator whose career lasted from the "golden age" of theatrical animation into the 1980s. Jack Zander was born on May 3, 1908, in Kalamazoo, Michigan as Arthur Jack Zander. His first job in Animation was at the Romer Grey Studio in 1930. One year later he joined The Van Beuren Corporation followed by Terrytoons in 1936.
He joined the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio in 1937, and worked on MGM cartoons based on comic strips, including The Captain and the Kids and Count Screwloose. He also worked on Harman-Ising cartoons at MGM, including The Little Goldfish (1939), Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1939), The Mad Maestro (1939) and the Barney Bear series. Among other cartoons he helped animate were Puss Gets the Boot (1940), The Midnight Snack (1941), The Night Before Christmas (1941), Fraidy Cat (1942), Fine Feathered Friend (1942), War Dogs (1943) and Sufferin' Cats! (1943). He left MGM in 1942.
In 1970, he formed Zander's Animation Parlour in New York City where he made commercials for AT&T, the U.S. Postal Service, Kraft Foods, Arm & Hammer, Pepsi, Visine, and more until his retirement. In 1984, he created "Tippi Turtle", an obnoxious character who enjoyed playing practical jokes, in three animated shorts Saturday Night Live.
Filmography
all 25
Movies 25
Director 5
Writer 3
Gnomes (1980)
SynthaVision Sample Reel (1974)
Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter (1972)
Rats in Spats (1944)
The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943)
The Lonesome Mouse (1943)
Sufferin' Cats! (1943)
Fine Feathered Friend (1942)
Puss n' Toots (1942)
Dog Trouble (1942)
Fraidy Cat (1942)
The Night Before Christmas (1941)
Romeo in Rhythm (1940)
Home on the Range (1940)
Puss Gets the Boot (1940)
The Mad Maestro (1939)
Jitterbug Follies (1939)
Petunia Natural Park (1939)
What a Lion! (1938)
Blue Monday (1938)
Cleaning House (1938)
The Mechanical Cow (1937)
Bug Carnival (1937)
Sunken Treasures (1936)
The Hot Spell (1936)
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Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1908-05-03
Deathday2007-12-17 (99 years old)
Birth PlaceKalamazoo, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsArthur Jack Zander
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