Cartoonist Who Created Scooby-Doo Dies
Jan 9, 3:16 AM (ET)
By DAISY NGUYEN
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Iwao Takamoto, the animator who created the beloved Scooby-Doo and directed the cartoon classic "Charlotte's Web," has died. He was 81.
Takamoto died Monday of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Warner Bros. spokesman Gary Miereanu said.
In a career that spanned more than six decades, Takamoto assisted in the designs of some of the biggest animated features and television shows for Disney and the Hanna-Barbera animation team. They included "Cinderella,""Peter Pan,""Lady and the Tramp,""101 Dalmatians,""The Jetsons" and "The Flintstones."
But it was his creation of Scooby-Doo, the cowardly dog with an adventurous heart, that captivated audiences and endured for generations.
Takamoto said he created Scooby-Doo after talking with a Great Dane breeder and named him after Frank Sinatra's final phrase in "Strangers in the Night."
The breeder "showed me some pictures and talked about the important points of a Great Dane, like a straight back, straight legs, small chin and such," Takamoto said in a recent talk at Cartoon Network Studios.
"I decided to go the opposite and gave him a hump back, bowed legs, big chin and such. Even his color is wrong."
Takamoto also created other famous cartoon dogs such as Astro from "The Jetsons" and Muttley, the mixed-breed that appeared in several Hanna-Barbera animations. He also directed the 1973 feature "Charlotte's Web."
Takamoto was survived by his wife, Barbara, son Michael and stepdaughter Leslie.
Funeral arrangements were pending.
Jan 9, 3:16 AM (ET)
By DAISY NGUYEN
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Iwao Takamoto, the animator who created the beloved Scooby-Doo and directed the cartoon classic "Charlotte's Web," has died. He was 81.
Takamoto died Monday of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Warner Bros. spokesman Gary Miereanu said.
In a career that spanned more than six decades, Takamoto assisted in the designs of some of the biggest animated features and television shows for Disney and the Hanna-Barbera animation team. They included "Cinderella,""Peter Pan,""Lady and the Tramp,""101 Dalmatians,""The Jetsons" and "The Flintstones."
But it was his creation of Scooby-Doo, the cowardly dog with an adventurous heart, that captivated audiences and endured for generations.
Takamoto said he created Scooby-Doo after talking with a Great Dane breeder and named him after Frank Sinatra's final phrase in "Strangers in the Night."
The breeder "showed me some pictures and talked about the important points of a Great Dane, like a straight back, straight legs, small chin and such," Takamoto said in a recent talk at Cartoon Network Studios.
"I decided to go the opposite and gave him a hump back, bowed legs, big chin and such. Even his color is wrong."
Takamoto also created other famous cartoon dogs such as Astro from "The Jetsons" and Muttley, the mixed-breed that appeared in several Hanna-Barbera animations. He also directed the 1973 feature "Charlotte's Web."
Takamoto was survived by his wife, Barbara, son Michael and stepdaughter Leslie.
Funeral arrangements were pending.
Aww... :(
R.I.P.
It's always sad to hear about deaths about the unknowns behind the scenes of our favourite cartoon shows/movies.
The memories keep on going..
R.I.P.
It's always sad to hear about deaths about the unknowns behind the scenes of our favourite cartoon shows/movies.
The memories keep on going..
I was about to Post this heh but man, first Barbera now the creator of Scooby Doo?? We shall all acknowledge his works and he will be missed :(
shaggy:Scooby doo where are you?
Scooby-doo:Ry Rimited Ranimation Ranimatior ris rad.
Shaggy:who
Scooby-doo:Ry Rimited Ranimation Ranimatior ris rad.
Shaggy:What?
Scooby-doo: I said, you hippie my limited animated animator is dead
Shaggy:what?
(Scooby-doo pummels shaggy, and then shoots scrappy with hormones)
Scooby-doo:Ry Rimited Ranimation Ranimatior ris rad.
Shaggy:who
Scooby-doo:Ry Rimited Ranimation Ranimatior ris rad.
Shaggy:What?
Scooby-doo: I said, you hippie my limited animated animator is dead
Shaggy:what?
(Scooby-doo pummels shaggy, and then shoots scrappy with hormones)
ruki
73 Posts
18 years, 4 months ago
is really sad
Today i read in news paper about him
:( we will miss him
Today i read in news paper about him
:( we will miss him
Look at all of his work. It's on IMDb, but according to that, it doesn't have a birth and death date listed there.
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0847314
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0847314
I always remember seeing his name in credits for alot of shows growing up, almost like I was more of a reader than a watcher.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
:cry:
It's too bad the actual Scooby-Doo franchise will probably never die. I dare someone on this board to name one other show that has been milked more than the sheer amount of times that Scooby-Doo has.
Well, the Flintstones have been milked quite a lot too.
damn that does suck
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
this husts me to know that the race of "good cartoons" are slowly dying out. before buttcheecks had a starring role on a show. and before celebs were voice actors. RIP man.
