Joe Ruby (1933–2020), Scooby-Doo co-creator

Joe Ruby was an animator who was the co-creator of the iconic cartoon character Scooby-Doo.

• Died:0Wednesday,aAugusta26, 2020a(Who else died onaAugusta26?)a
• Details of Death:aDiedaat the age ofa87.
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Scooby-Dooaa

Joe Ruby and Ken Spearsacreated the animated television series Scooby-Doo,aWhereaare You!ain 1969, while working forathealegendary cartoon studio Hanna-Barbera.aThe duo also created the characters Dynomutt andaDog Wonder at Hanna-Barbera. In the 1970s, the pairawere hired by CBS to oversee the network's Saturday morning cartoon line-up. Ruby and Spears then moved to the same position at ABC.aThey later started Ruby-Spears Productions, producing Alvin and the Chipmunks and Fangface.

On starting his career with Hanna-Barberaa

"It was just a freak opportunity that came up at Hanna-Barbera in 1959. They desperately needed people to write the short openings, closings and 30-second bridges for the Huck Hound and Yogi Bear shows, and both Ken and I started writing them on the side while we worked our regular jobs in the editorial department." Interview with scoobyaddicts.coma

What they said about him

Full Obituary: Hollywood Reporter