Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsAnimator and Scooby Doo co-creator Joe Ruby has died. The co-founder of production company Ruby-Spears passed away in Westlake Village, CA on Wednesday.
He was 87.A rep for Ruby told Deadline that the animator died of natural causes after years of dealing with health issues.The animator, who teamed with Ken Spears to also create Dynomutt, Dog Wonder and Jabberjaw, was born in Los Angeles, Calif.
on March 30, 1933. He began his animation career under Walt Disney Productions before shifting his focus to editing and producing.After serving in the U.S.
Army, Ruby met soon-to-be collaborator Spears at Hanna-Barbera Productions, where the two worked together to create multiple animated and.
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