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Scooby Doo Creator Iwao Takamoto Dead Date: 1/10/2007 |
The New York Times reports Japanese artist Iwao Takamoto, creator of Scooby-Doo, and many other cartoon characters, died of a heart attack on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 81. Takamoto learned basic illustration in a Japanese internment camp during World War II from a couple of friendly co-internees. |
Source: Anime News Service |