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Oct 21, 2009 · This man, the 20-year-old Iwao Takamoto, began at Disney as an “in-betweener,” filling in the gaps between one animated pose and the next. Within nine years, Takamoto had gone on to become the key artist in charge of Lady of Lady and the Tramp , and by 1969 he had cemented his status as an American legend with the design of the iconic ...
Jan 12, 2007 · Iwao Takamoto could not have foreseen the phenomenon that was emerging from his pencil at Hanna-Barbera Studios when he first sketched Scooby-Doo in the late 1960s. There is no apparent meaning in ...
Jan 9, 2007 · Takamoto’s knack for canine characters led to the creation of two other iconic Hanna-Barbera dogs: Astro, from The Jetsons, and Muttley, from Wacky Races and other productions. In 1973 Takamoto directed the animated feature film version of Charlotte’s Web. Takamoto is survived by his wife, a son and a stepdaughter.
Iwao Takamoto (Los Angeles, 29 de abril de 1925 — Los Angeles, 8 de janeiro de 2007) foi um cartunista, produtor e realizador de televisão norte-americano de ascendência japonesa. Teve a sua fama reconhecida, essencialmente, pelo trabalhado desenvolvido nos estúdios Hanna-Barbera e pela criação de Scooby-Doo .
Jan 10, 2007 · Iwao Takamoto, the animator who created Scooby-Doo and directed the 1973 feature toon "Charlotte's Web," died Monday of heart failure in Los Angeles. He was 81.
Description. Iwao Takamoto (1925–2007) spent a lifetime in the animation industry and was influential in the creation of some of the most beloved characters in the medium's history, including Scooby-Doo, Atom Ant, The Jetsons's Astro, The Flintstones's Great Gazoo, and The Wacky Races's Penelope Pittstop and Muttley, all of whom he designed.
Nov 21, 2020 · IWAO TAKAMOTO (1925-2007) was a celebrated animation artist and character designer for Walt Disney Company and Hanna-Barbera Productions. MICHAEL MALLORY, a freelance writer and animation historian, is the author of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe, among other books.
