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Iwao Takamoto

My Life with a Thousand Characters

Iwao Takamoto( )
Author: Takamoto, Iwao
Mallory, Michael
Ito, Willie
ISBN:978-1-60473-193-4
Publication Date:Mar 2009
Publisher:University Press of Mississippi
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $71.00
Book Description:

Iwao Takamoto (1925-2007) spent a lifetime in the animation industry and was influential in the creation of some of the most beloved characters in the medium's history. Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters is the story of this legendary American artist, told in his own words.

Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts
Performing Arts / Animation
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.2 x 22.9 cm
Author Biography
Takamoto, Iwao (Author)
Animator Iwao Takamoto was born in Los Angeles, California in 1925. His family, like many Japanese-Americans, was sent to the Manzanar internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. While there, he received basic illustration training from other internees. He was hired as an assistant animator by Walt Disney Studios in 1947 and worked on such classics as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Lady and the Tramp, and Peter Pan. He started working for Hanna-Barbera Productions shortly after leaving Walt Disney Studios in 1961. While there, he created such characters as Scooby-Doo, Astro from The Jetsons, and Penelope Pitstop. He directed numerous feature length animated films, including Charlotte's Web (1973) and Jetsons: The Movie (1990). In 2005, he received the Golden Award from the Animation Guild. He died on January 8, 2007 of heart failure.

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