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Tuesday, January 09, 2007

It's always a sad day when a cartoonist dies. One of the greatest losses was Charles Schulz in 2000. For 50 years he inspired people from around the world. His cartoons generated plays, movies, and endless toys. We will always wonder if Lucy ever let Charlie Brown kick the football or the little red-headed girl ever liked Charlie Brown.

Still other artists cause us grief when they cease to create cartoons. The most notable cartoonist who did this was Bill Watterson. His strip, "Calvin and Hobbs" was enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people. Whether it be that they developed a creative block or just plain burned out, they stopped cartooning.

Iwao Takamoto is not a well known name, but his cartoon is. Scooby-Doo has been published in books, movies, and television series. The 1970's flavor to the cartoon remained popular into the 2000's. Jinkies, we'll miss him!

Scooby-Doo Artist Passes Away

Updated: 9:07 a.m. ET Jan 9, 2007

LOS ANGELES - 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.”

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