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Jack Ward(1888-1956)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
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Jack Ward was born on 2 May 1888 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for The Popeye Follies (1973), Popeye: Greatest Tall Tales & Heroic Adventures (2004) and Cartoons Ain't Human (1943). He was married to Edna Ward. He died on 11 January 1956 in Ovid, New York, USA.
BornMay 2, 1888
DiedJanuary 11, 1956(67)
BornMay 2, 1888
DiedJanuary 11, 1956(67)
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Known for

The Popeye Follies (1973)
The Popeye Follies
  • Writer
  • 1973
Jack Mercer in Popeye: Greatest Tall Tales & Heroic Adventures (2004)
Popeye: Greatest Tall Tales & Heroic Adventures
6.6
  • Writer(segment "Me Musical Nephews")
  • 2004
Cartoons Ain't Human (1943)
Cartoons Ain't Human
7.1
Short
  • Writer
  • 1943
Fire Cheese (1941)
Fire Cheese
5.6
Short
  • Writer
  • 1941

Credits

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Writer

  • Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
    • story
    • 2024
  • Cartoon Craze Presents: Casper & Friends: The Friendly Ghost (2005)
    Cartoon Craze Presents: Casper & Friends: The Friendly Ghost
    Video
    • story (segment "Yankee Doodle Donkey")
    • 2005
  • Jack Mercer in Popeye: Greatest Tall Tales & Heroic Adventures (2004)
    Popeye: Greatest Tall Tales & Heroic Adventures
    6.6
    • story (segment "Me Musical Nephews")
    • 2004
  • Naughty But Mice (2003)
    Naughty But Mice
    Video
    • story (segment "Scrappily Married")
    • 2003
  • The Popeye Follies (1973)
    The Popeye Follies
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Riot in Rhythm (1950)
    Riot in Rhythm
    6.8
    Short
    • original story (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Leprechauns Gold (1949)
    Leprechauns Gold
    6.9
    Short
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • All's Fair at the Fair (1947)
    All's Fair at the Fair
    6.4
    Short
    • story
    • 1947
  • A Bout with a Trout (1947)
    A Bout with a Trout
    6.6
    Short
    • story
    • 1947
  • Popeye and the Pirates (1947)
    Popeye and the Pirates
    7.0
    Short
    • story
    • 1947
  • The Wee Men (1947)
    The Wee Men
    6.7
    Short
    • story
    • 1947
  • The Stupidstitious Cat (1947)
    The Stupidstitious Cat
    6.4
    Short
    • story
    • 1947
  • The Fistic Mystic (1946)
    The Fistic Mystic
    6.9
    Short
    • story
    • 1946
  • Sudden Fried Chicken (1946)
    Sudden Fried Chicken
    6.5
    Short
    • story
    • 1946
  • The Goal Rush
    5.8
    Short
    • story adaptation
    • 1946

Music Department

  • The King of Bugs (1930)
    The King of Bugs
    4.9
    Short
    • synchronization
    • 1930
  • Stone Age Stunts (1930)
    Stone Age Stunts
    5.1
    Short
    • music synchronization
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 2, 1888
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • January 11, 1956
    • Ovid, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Edna Ward? - January 11, 1956 (his death, 2 children)

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