Benjamin Ruby: Last News

SCOOBY-DOO creator and legendary animation writer Joe Ruby is dead at 87 from “natural causes.” The television executive passed away at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday, his grandson Benjamin Ruby told Variety.  Benjamin shared to the outlet his grandfather “never stopped writing and creating, even as he aged.” Joe created the iconic children’s franchise with business partner Ken Spears. Their first Scooby-Doo animated series launched on CBS in 1969.  After a number of initial revisions on the original storyline, the co-creators finalized the famous five.  Freddie, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy and of course, his best friend and Great Dane Scooby-Doo, have remained a pop culture staple throughout the decades since.  Since the Mystery Inc.

Scooby-Doo co-creator Joe Ruby has reportedly died at the age of 87.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAnimation writer and executive Joe Ruby, who created cartoon series including “Scooby-Doo” along with his partner Ken Spears, died of natural causes Wednesday in Westlake Village, Calif. He was 87.At Hanna-Barbera, Ruby and Spears created series including “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?,” “Dynomutt” and “Jabberjaw.”“He never stopped writing and creating, even as he aged,” said his grandson Benjamin Ruby.“Scooby-Doo” launched on CBS in 1969 after going through a number of versions.