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.
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