http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,242499,00.html
Takamoto also created other famous cartoon dogs such as Astro from "The Jetsons" and Muttley, the mixed-breed pooch that appeared in several Hanna-Barbera animations. He also directed the 1973 feature "Charlotte's Web."
'Scooby-Doo' Creator Iwao Takamoto Dead at 81
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