Another legendary animator has died ...
"Scooby-Doo Creator Dies at 81"
"Iwao Takamoto, the animator who created the beloved Scooby-Doo and directed the cartoon classic 'Charlotte's Web,' has died. He was 81."
He helped animate features and TV shows for Disney and Hanna-Barbera, including "Cinderella,""Peter Pan,""Lady and the Tramp,""101 Dalmatians,""The Jetsons" and "The Flintstones." He also created Astro from "The Jetsons."
"Born in Los Angeles to parents who had emigrated from Japan, Takamoto graduated high school when World War II began. He and his family were sent to the Manzanar internment camp in the California desert, where he learned the art of illustration from fellow internees."
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