Iwao Takamoto
1925 - January 8, 2007
1925 - January 8, 2007
Showing posts with label Hanna-Barbera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hanna-Barbera. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
R.I.P. Scooby-Doo Creator
Animator Iwao Takamoto, who's worked with Disney and Hanna-Barbera on such cartoons as Peter Pan, The Jetsons, Cinderella, 101 Dalmatians and The Flintstones, passed away yesterday. Takamoto is probably best known for creating Scooby-Doo, an enduring series destined to keep his spirit alive. Of course, it'll probably turn out that it's not actually his spirit that's hanging around but really Old Man Grimley the banker in disguise. Damn those meddling kids.
Monday, December 18, 2006
R.I.P. Joe Barbera
March 24, 1911 - December 18, 2006
Shaggy, Tom & Jerry, Dynomutt and the Wacky Races' Slag Brothers
Shaggy, Tom & Jerry, Dynomutt and the Wacky Races' Slag BrothersThursday, August 31, 2006
R.I.P., R.I.P., R.I.P.
They say it comes in threes. This week, three influential talents in Hollywood that you might not have known about have passed away: Glenn Ford, Ed Benedict and Joseph Stefano.
May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006
Actor Glenn Ford starred as the teacher in Blackboard Jungle and played Pa Kent in the 1978 Superman movie. His other memorable roles include Gilda and The Courtship of Eddie's Father (the movie, not the TV series starring the kid who would go on to become a hardcore punk singer in real life).
August 23, 1912 – August 28, 2006
Cartoonist Ed Benedict was a designer and layout artist who started out working for Tex Avery at MGM. He'd soon move on to Hanna-Barbera, where he designed Quick Draw McGraw (who, I suspect, would later influence the drawling speech patterns of Dr. Phil McGraw), The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss and other icons of the golden age of animation. Heavens to Murgatroyd.
May 5, 1922 - August 25, 2006
Screenwriter Joseph Stefano wrote the screenplay to Psycho (and added the famous shower scene, which wasn't in the book) and co-created the TV series, The Outer Limits.
Glenn Ford
(Actor, Blackboard Jungle, Superman)
(Actor, Blackboard Jungle, Superman)
May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006Ed Benedict
(Animator)
(Animator)
August 23, 1912 – August 28, 2006Cartoonist Ed Benedict was a designer and layout artist who started out working for Tex Avery at MGM. He'd soon move on to Hanna-Barbera, where he designed Quick Draw McGraw (who, I suspect, would later influence the drawling speech patterns of Dr. Phil McGraw), The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss and other icons of the golden age of animation. Heavens to Murgatroyd.
Joseph Stefano
(Screenwriter, Psycho)
(Screenwriter, Psycho)
May 5, 1922 - August 25, 2006Screenwriter Joseph Stefano wrote the screenplay to Psycho (and added the famous shower scene, which wasn't in the book) and co-created the TV series, The Outer Limits.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
R.I.P. Alex Toth
Cartoonist Alex Toth, best known for his work with Hanna-Barbera in the 1960s and 1970s as a character designer (SuperFriends, Birdman, Shazzan, Battle of the Planets, The Herculoids), has passed on to join his creation Space Ghost somewhere up there in the sky.
June 25, 1928 - May 27, 2006
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