FILM DIRECTOR

Iwao Takamoto

1925 - 2007

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Iwao Takamoto (April 29, 1925 – January 8, 2007) was a Japanese-American animator, character designer, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Iwao Takamoto is the 1,046th most popular film director (down from 1,019th in 2019), the 7,370th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,486th in 2019) and the 269th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Iwao Takamoto ranks 1,046 out of 2,041. Before him are Pierre Tchernia, Greg Nicotero, Jasmila Žbanić, Taylor Sheridan, Pedro Costa, and Charles Jarrott. After him are Moufida Tlatli, Cameron Crowe, Josef von Báky, Dennis Dugan, Hal Needham, and Frederic Zelnik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Iwao Takamoto ranks 351. Before him are István Szondy, Warren Frost, Antoine Duhamel, Benito Lorenzi, Colette Marchand, and Simone Segouin. After him are Joseph Engelberger, Vladimir Shainsky, Lyuben Berov, Luis E. Miramontes, Joseph Sargent, and Margaretha Krook. Among people deceased in 2007, Iwao Takamoto ranks 278. Before him are Tetsuo Okamoto, Benito Lorenzi, Adam Kozłowiecki, Beverly Sills, Édouard Gagnon, and Joey Bishop. After him are Eva Crane, Atilio Cremaschi, Kei Kumai, Pedro Cubilla, Kerwin Mathews, and Walter Kempowski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Iwao Takamoto ranks 7,372 out of 20,380. Before him are Rick Hoffman (1970), Leslie West (1945), Matt Czuchry (1977), Damian Priest (1982), Stephen Greenblatt (1943), and Steven Millhauser (1943). After him are Arthur Crudup (1905), Morris Louis (1912), Chris Jericho (1970), Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806), Kate Pierson (1948), and Vanessa Marquez (1968).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Iwao Takamoto ranks 269. Before him are Gary Ross (1956), Caleb Deschanel (1944), Harold Becker (1928), Ted Wilde (1889), Greg Nicotero (1963), and Taylor Sheridan (1970). After him are Cameron Crowe (1957), Dennis Dugan (1946), Hal Needham (1931), Chris Wedge (1957), Joseph Sargent (1925), and Ruth Orkin (1921).

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