| Jack Mendelsohn | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 8, 1926 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 2017 (aged 90) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Writer-artist |
Notable works | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) |
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Jack Mendelsohn (November 8, 1926 – January 25, 2017) was an American writer-artist who worked in animation, comic strips and comic books. An Emmy-nominated television comedy writer and story editor, he had numerous credits as a TV scripter, including Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Three's Company, The Carol Burnett Show and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Among his work for feature films, he was a co-screenwriter of Yellow Submarine (1968). In 2004, the Animation Writers Caucus of the Writers Guild gave him a Lifetime Achievement Award.[1]
- ^ Gabriel Scott (November 2, 2004). "WGAw Animation Writers Caucus Honors Jack Mendelsohn with Lifetime Achievement Award". Writers Guild of America, West. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2015.