By the 1970s he had become a major producer for the studio and he would go on to direct two of the companys feature films, charlottes web 1973, and the. He remarked, having become taken with garth williams. Willie ito retired from disney studios after a fortyfiveyear career in the animation industry. The six national histories of japan rikkokushi was written in 1970 by one of japans foremost historical scholars. Michael mallory, a freelance writer and animation historian, is the author of hannabarbera cartoons and xmen.
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. Penelope pittstop and muttley, all of whom he designed. Scoobydoo will solve any mystery original animation drawingdetails. Takamotos father moved from hiroshima to the united states for his health. Iwao takamoto my life with a thousand characters epub. Later, he moved to hannabarbera productions, where he designed a great majority of the characters. Janm collections manager maggie wetherbee shares stories and artifacts from the collections of iwao takamoto, edwin imazu, and chris ishii. The signature is located at the bottom center of the drawing in pencil. Iwao takamoto was an outstanding draughtsman and designer, who worked in the animation industry for decades.
Before that, he had worked as production and character designer on walt disney films, such as. He was a production designer for hannabarbera productions and the artistcharacter designer of scoobydoo biography. Listen to the audio pronunciation of iwao takamoto on pronouncekiwi. Having assisted both seasoned and novice art collectors since 1993, barker animation has remained one of the most trusted and preferred sources for animation and pop culture artwork in the world. Iwao takamoto, an animator whose most celebrated creation was the endearingly klutzy canine scoobydoo but who also left his mark on dozens of other hannabarbera classics, including the jetsons. Iwao takamoto, the animator who created the cartoon canine scoobydoo as well as characters on such shows as the flintstones and the jetsons, passed away monday january 8, 2007 at the age of 81.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of iwao takamoto books online. He was given his own show in 1966, but was reunited with atom ant for one more season in 1967. Later, he moved to hannabarbera productions, where he designed a great. Iwao takamoto, 81, the animation artist who created scooby. Whites 1952 book, charlottes web, was a project which takamoto took special care in supervising. My life with a thousand characters is the story of. Stern growing up in a multiethnic home amidst the genius of iwao takamoto, designer of scoobydoo and 85% of the hannabarbera characters we all know and love. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. At hannahbarbera, iwao takamoto found great success. Iwao takamoto 19252007 spent a lifetime in the animation industry and was influential in the creation of some of the most beloved characters in the mediums history, including scoobydoo, atom ant,the jetsonsastro,the flintstonesgreat gazoo, andthe wacky racespenelope pittstop and muttley, all of whom he designed. Iwao, his parents and siblings were interned as enemy aliens in the manzanar internment camp where he learned the rudiments of drawing and animation from two fellow internees who had worked as art directors at hollywood film. It includes many personal drawings done by iwao, as. At the end of the war, he joined the disney animation studio where he became the key assistant to one of disneys legendary nine old men, milt kahl.
Animator iwao takamoto 19252007 was the creator of such animated characters as scoobydoo, muttley, and penelope pitstop. Iwao takamoto april 29, 1925 january 8, 2007 was an american animator, television producer, and film director. Iwao takamoto april 29, 1925 january 8, 2007 was an american animator, television. Iwao takamoto april 29, 1925 january 8, 2007 was an japaneseamerican animator, television producer, and film director. Add image iwao takamoto april 29, 1925january 8, 2007 was an animator and character designer at hannabarbera productions. Iwao takamoto 19252007 spent a lifetime in the animation industry and was influential in the creation of some of the most beloved characters in the mediums history, including scoobydoo, atom ant, the jetsons astro, the flintstones great gazoo, and the wacky races penelope pittstop and muttley, all of whom he designed. Living with a legend is the nonfiction musings of leslie e. He also codirected the animation charlottes web 1973. Iwao takamoto simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
He began his career in animation with the walt disney studios in 1945. This photo shows him in 1945, when he just got hired by disney studios. Iwao takamoto was a celebrated animation artist and character designer for walt disney company and hannabarbera productions. Provided to youtube by cdbaby iwao takamoto rolly crump more cute stories, vol. Iwao, his parents and siblings were interned as enemy aliens in the manzanar internment camp where he learned the rudiments of drawing and animation from two fellow internees who had worked as art directors at hollywood film studios. At the time of his death, takamoto was a vice president at warner bros. Jan 08, 2007 iwao takamoto first learned animation skills during his teenage years, as a prisoner in the manzanar internment camp, which held over 110,000 japanese americans during world war ii. Iwao takamoto 29 april 1925 8 january 2007 was a japanese american animator, television producer, and film director. This members only program was presented on november 18. My life with a thousand characters by iwao takamoto, willie ito, michael mallory isbn. Like many other japanese americans, he spent large part of world war ii in the manzanar internment camp. He was a production designer for hannabarbera productions and the artistcharacter designer of scoobydoo. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Scoobydoo original signed iwao takamoto drawing dog.
My life with a thousand characters is the story of this legendary american artist, told in his own words. Designeranimator of scooby doo the new york times us january 10 2007, by. The book chronicles his career, first with the walt disney studios, where he. Iwao takamoto first learned animation skills during his teenage years, as a prisoner in the manzanar internment camp, which held over 110,000 japanese americans during world war ii. Iwao takamoto was an animator and director, best known for his work for the productions of hannabarbera. Iwao takamoto, who died yesterday aged 81, was a widely respected animator and during his impressively long six decades. He was most famous as being a production and character designer for hannabarbera productions shows such as scoobydoo. His father chitoshi had moved from hiroshima to america in order to take farm labouring jobs, in. Iwao takamoto 29 april 1925 8 january 2007 was a japaneseamerican animator, television producer, and film director.
Takamoto s father moved from hiroshima to the united states for his health. Il est celebre pour avoir concu les decors pour hannabarbera productions durant les annees 1960. Buy online, view images and see past prices for iwao takamoto drawing. He worked on such series as wacky races and scoobydoo.
The japaneseamerican animator iwao takamoto, who has died aged 81, made a significant contribution to the work of the hanna barbera studio for more than 40 years, playing a number of roles, but. An authoritative study of japans first scholarly works and a modern classic, it is now translated into english for the first time. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified one external link on iwao takamoto. Animation notations and peg holesoriginal rough animation drawing, in black pencil. He began his career in animation with the walt disney studios in 1945, and participated in. Iwao takamotos father moved from hiroshima to the united states for his health. He created the designs of the five members of mystery inc. My life with a thousand characters, notes the uneasy situation in 1930s america, where japanese immigrants were not permitted us citizenship, effectively ensuring that takamoto grew up with a different nationality to his parents. Willie ito retired from disney studios after a fortyfiveyear career in the. Drawing is in excellent conditionglare streaks are from scanner, not on the drawing. Iwao takamoto, the animator who created the cartoon canine scoobydoo as well as characters on such shows as the flintstones and the jetsons, passed away monday january 8 at the age of 81. Original animation drawingcheck out our ebay auctions animationarchive we have other animation images listed on ebay.
Join facebook to connect with osamu takamoto and others you may know. Animator and cartoon producer and director, most notably for disney and hanna barbara. Thank you for helping build the largest language community on the internet. Find iwao takamoto movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. The drawing is signed by animation artist, iwao takamoto. From the very outset, iwao takamoto 19252007 was torn between his parents birthplace of japan, and his own homeland of america. Secret squirrel is a cartoon character created by hannabarbera and also the name of his segment in the atom antsecret squirrel show, which debuted in 1965. Iwao takamoto s father moved from hiroshima to the united states for his health. The characters and their universe, among other books. His animation career spans from the late 1940s where he worked for the disney studios under the tutelage of the legendary nine old men. He first began working as a layout artist on the yogi bear show, and would quickly go on to become one of the studios chief character designers. He only went back to japan once, and that was to marry his wife. He storyboarded the 2005 tom and jerry animation short the karateguard, and helped design.
Ryoo has 21 books on goodreads, and recently added the martian by andy weir. Authorized and approved by more than 20 production publication studios, all offered artwork comes directly from the studio in question never previously owned, or from the. Takamoto left disney in 1961 but that he worked on the fox and the hound, which came out in 1981. An animator who honed his skills at disney, takamoto came into his own when he joined hannabarbera in the early 1960s. Iwao takamoto ebook by iwao takamoto 9781604734775.
Iwao takamoto, michael mallory, willie ito, willie ito. Iwao takamoto 19252007 spent a lifetime in the animation industry and was. Iwao, his parents and siblings were interned as enemy aliens in the manzanar internment camp where he learned the rudiments of drawing and animation from two fellow internees who had worked as art. Iwao takamoto was a japaneseamerican animator, television producer, and film director. Among his personal creations were the characters of penelope pitstop, dick dastardly and his snickering hound muttley, and most famously scoobydoo. The story of the japanese american artist who created the look of scoobydoo and dozens of other unforgettable.
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