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GaryMrMets
01-09-2007, 11:17 PM
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Updated:2007-01-09 09:56:25
Cartoonist Who Created Scooby-Doo Dies
By DAISY NGUYEN
AP

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 9) - Iwao Takamoto, :rip: the animator who created the beloved Scooby-Doo and directed the cartoon classic "Charlotte's Web," has died. He was 81.

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."

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Iwao Takamoto, the animator who designed Scooby-Doo and characters on 'The Flintstones' and 'The Jetsons' died after suffering a massive coronary.