Jack Zander, 99, a pioneer and veteran in animation who continued in his field until his 90s, died Dec. 17, 2007. His work included animating Jerry (the mouse) in the first seven “Tom & Jerry” cartoons, now considered classics, TV specials, commercials and more.
Zander was a native of Michigan and was a BMW motorcycle driver until he was 91. According to some in the field, his entrepreneurial instincts, as well as work in commercials, has resulted in Zander having less of a (more…)
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Paul Brach, 83, an artist and educator whose late work expressed the eternal Jewish struggle of man’s relationship with God, died Nov. 16, 2007, a few weeks before a major exhibit of his recent work was scheduled to open.
Elly Flomenhaft, co-director of the New York gallery where Brach’s work will be exhibited beginning Dec. 6, said Brach knew he was dying from prostate cancer, and his desire to complete the show kept him going. (more…)
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