Iwao Takamoto

Iwao Takamoto
Born(1925-04-29)April 29, 1925
DiedJanuary 8, 2007(2007-01-08) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeMount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation(s)Animator, television producer, film director, storyboard artist, writer
Employers
Spouses
Jane M. Baer
(m. 1957; div. 1959)
Barbara Farber
(m. 1964)
Children1

Iwao Takamoto (April 29, 1925 – January 8, 2007) was a Japanese-American animator, television producer, and film director. He began his career as a production and character designer for Walt Disney Animation Studios films such as Cinderella (1950), Lady and the Tramp (1955), and Sleeping Beauty (1959). Later, he moved to Hanna-Barbera Productions, where he designed a great majority of the characters, including Scooby-Doo and Astro, and eventually became a director and producer.