Iwao Takamoto, cartoonist who created Scooby-Doo, dies at 81

by ricknight | January 9, 2007 at 05:48 am
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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.
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Many thanks, Rick. How's things going for you?

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