{"product_id":"iwao-takamoto-iwao-takamoto-9781604731941","title":"Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters","description":"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, \u003ci\u003eThe Jetsons's\u003c\/i\u003e Astro, \u003ci\u003eThe Flintstones's\u003c\/i\u003e Great Gazoo, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wacky Races's\u003c\/i\u003e Penelope Pittstop and Muttley, all of whom he designed. \u003ci\u003eIwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of this legendary American artist, told in his own words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 government internment camp for Japanese Americans. He recalls stories of how he and his teenaged friends still managed to function as normal teens despite the confinement of Manzanar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book chronicles his career, first with the Walt Disney Studios, where he worked directly with the famous \"Nine Old Men,\" and later for Hanna-Barbera, where he was a key artistic force. Packed with memorable stories of working in the trenches of two of Hollywood's most notable animation studios and filled with photographs and artwork, much of which has never before been published, this book is essential for any fan of animation and twentieth-century popular culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iwao Takamoto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160473194X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604731941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.09h x 5.96w x 0.77d","brand":"Iwao Takamoto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989368537343,"sku":"9781604731941","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0bcd199d-8287-46ef-bbaf-c8e40596652e.jpg?v=1683299092","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/iwao-takamoto-iwao-takamoto-9781604731941","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}