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Description for Iwao Takamoto
Paperback. Iwao Takamoto (1925-2007) spent a lifetime in the animation industry and played a pivotal role in the creation of some of the medium's best-loved and most recognizable characters, including Scooby-Doo, Penelope Pitstop and Muttley from Wacky Races, and the Great Gazoo from "The Flintstones". This book offers a portrait of his life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 color illustrations; 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
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, including Scooby-Doo, Atom Ant, The Jetsons' Astro, The Flintstones' Great Gazoo, and The Wacky Races' Penelope Pittstop and Muttley, all of whom he designed. Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters is the story of this legendary American artist, told in his own words.
Takamoto records his experiences growing up in the heart of Los Angeles as a self-described ""street kid"" and his wartime ordeal of being sent to a ... Read more
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, including Scooby-Doo, Atom Ant, The Jetsons' Astro, The Flintstones' Great Gazoo, and The Wacky Races' Penelope Pittstop and Muttley, all of whom he designed. Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters is the story of this legendary American artist, told in his own words.
Takamoto records his experiences growing up in the heart of Los Angeles as a self-described ""street kid"" and his wartime ordeal of being sent to a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781604731941
SKU
V9781604731941
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Ref
99-50
About Iwao Takamoto
Iwao Takamoto was a celebrated animation artist and character designer for Walt Disney Company and Hanna-Barbera Productions.|Michael Mallory, a freelance writer and animation historian, is the author of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe, among other books.|Willie Ito retired from Disney Studios after a forty-five-year career in the animation industry.
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