Iwao Takamoto
Iwao Takamoto was a Japanese-American animator, television producer, and film director. 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). Later, he moved to Hanna-Barbera Productions, where he designed a great majority of the characters, including Scooby-Doo and Astro, and eventually became a director and producer. Iwao Takamoto, American animator, director, and producer (d. 2007)
29 April 1925
Born on the same birth date (29 April 1925): John Compton
Born on the same birth day (29 April): Bernie Madoff • Candace Owens • Duke Ellington • E. J. Bowen • GĂ©rard Oury • Joachim Andersen (composer) • Paul Holmes (broadcaster) • Pedro Pires
Born in the same month (April 1925): Abel Muzorewa • Art Kane • Dettmar Cramer • Elena Verdugo • Evelyn Berezin • Hugh O'Brian • Janet Rowley • John Compton • John Kraaijkamp Sr. • Sammy Drechsel • T. John Lesinski • Viktor Masing