Iwao Takamoto

Iwao Takamoto
Iwao Takamoto
Born	April 29, 1925; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	January 8, 2007 (aged 81); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation(s)	Animator, television producer, film director, storyboard artist, writer
Employers	Walt Disney Productions (1945–1961); Hanna-Barbera Cartoons (1961–1996); Warner Bros. Animation (1996–2007);
Spouses	; Jane M. Baer (m. 1957; div. 1959) Barbara Farber (m. 1964)
Children	1

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.

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