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Iwao Takamoto

American animator (1925-2007) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 81

Iwao Takamoto was an American animator, character designer, television producer, and film director. After his family had been sent to the California internment camps in the early 1940s, Takamoto learned to draw, presented his sketchbook to Walt Disney Productions and was hired on the spot.

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2007Died8 January 20071996Winsor McCay AwardAward1993I Yabba-Dabba Do!Film, ProducerThe Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye BabyFilm, 1993Producer1978Yogi's Space RaceSeries, Creator1976JabberjawSeries, Producer1974DevlinSeries, ProducerHong Kong PhooeySeries, 1974ProducerWheelie and the Chopper BunchSeries, 1974ProducerCyranoFilm, 1974ProducerThe Crazy Comedy ConcertFilm, 1974Producer1973Speed BuggySeries, ProducerCharlotte's WebFilm, 1973Director1925Born29 April 1925

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Filmography 5

39 credits on file

Television 6

Awards

Winsor McCay Award1996

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2007 · aged 81