Jay Ward obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley.
12 Facts About Jay Ward
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In 1947, the first day that Jay Ward opened his first real estate office at the corner of Ashby and Claremont, a runaway truck crashed through the building and pinned Jay Ward.
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Jay Ward later received incorrect medical treatment while hyperventilating in an airplane.
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Jay Ward moved into the young mass medium of television with the help of his childhood friend, the animator Alex Anderson.
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Jay Ward then pursued an unsold series idea, The Frostbite Falls Revue.
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Jay Ward fought many heated battles over content with the network and sponsor.
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An eccentric and proud of it, Jay Ward was known for pulling an unusual publicity stunt that coincided with a national crisis.
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Jay Ward leased an island on the Canadian border in Minnesota near his home and dubbed it "Moosylvania," based upon the home of his Bullwinkle TV character.
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Jay Ward married Ramona "Billie" Jay Ward in 1943; the couple had three children: Ron, Carey, and Tiffany.
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Jay Ward died of renal cancer in West Hollywood on October 12,1989, and is buried in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Jay Ward sued Ward's heirs to reclaim credit as a creator, and in 1993 or 1996, Anderson received a financial settlement and a court order acknowledging him as "the creator of the first version of the characters of Rocky, Bullwinkle, and Dudley".
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On June 21,2000, Jay Ward was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard for his contribution to the television industry, paid for, as part of the publicity, for the live-action and animation film The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.