Ken Spears

American animator (1938–2020)

Charles Kenneth Spears (March 12, 1938 – November 6, 2020) was an American animator, writer, television producer and sound editor. He was best known as a co-creator of the Scooby-Doo franchise, together with Joe Ruby.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Ken Spears (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 12, 1938, died Nov 6, 2020.1

About

In 1977, they co-founded the television animation production company Ruby-Spears Productions. Spears and Ruby created many other shows such as Jabberjaw, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, and Fangface. Spears also worked on the shows Sectaurs, Mister T and Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Spears career began in 1959 when he started to work for Hanna-Barbera as a sound editor. Spears met Ruby when Life magazine was interviewing members at the studio and they worked together on animated projects. Spears worked for several other companies before Ruby-Spears such as DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and Sid and Marty Krofft.

Spears died on November 6, 2020, from Lewy body dementia. He was 82 years old.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ken Spears, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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Career

Occupation: television producer, screenwriter.4

Personal life

  • BornMar 12, 1938, Los Angeles5
  • DiedNov 6, 2020, Brea6
  • CitizenshipUnited States7

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