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. After World War II, Zander begin working in industrial films and advertising. In 1954, Zander was a founder of Pelican Films. In 1966, Pelican acquired Lars Calonius Productions, whose clients included
Kent cigarettes,
General Foods, and
Gulf Oil. In 1970, he left Pelican and 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 for
Saturday Night Live. ==Awards==