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Iwao Takamoto , the animator who created the beloved character of Scooby-Doo and directed the cartoon classic "Charlotte's Web," has died. He was 81.Takamoto, whose career spanned more than six decades and who learned the craft while in a Japanese-American internment camp, died Monday of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , Warner Bros. spokesman Gary Miereanu said.Takamoto assisted in the designs of some of the biggest animated features and television shows for Disney and the Hanna-Barbera animation team. They included "Cinderella," "Peter Pan," "Lady and the Tramp," "101 Dalmatians," "The Jetsons" and "The Flintstones."Yet it was his creation of Scooby-Doo, the cowardly dog with an adventurous heart, that has captivated audiences for generations.Takamoto said he created Scooby-Doo after talking with a Great Dane breeder. The name was inspired by Frank Sinatra 's final melody in "Strangers in the Night."The breeder "showed me some pictures and talked about the important poin...
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