'Scooby-Doo', co-creator Ken Spears passes away

'Scooby-Doo', co-creator Ken Spears passes away

Spears co-created the 1969 animated series 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!' with Joe Ruby. For Hanna-Barbera Productions and CBS

Ken Spears, the co-creator of the 1969 animated series 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!', passed away at the age of 82 on Friday, his son Kevin Spears told Variety. Kevin stated that Ken died from complications related to Lewy body dementia. "Ken will forever be remembered for his wit, his story-telling, his loyalty to family, and... strong work ethic," Kevin said.

Spears is survived by his two sons, Kevin and Chris, their wives, as well as his five grandchildren and his three great-grandchildren, reported Variety.

Spears co-created the 1969 animated series 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!' with Joe Ruby. For Hanna-Barbera Productions and CBS, the duo- Ruby and Spears- also created 'Dynomutt' and 'Jabberjaw.' Fox News reported that later on, in 1977, the writing-producing partners launched their own company Ruby-Spears Productions and created a number of popular shows such as 'Fangface,' 'Mister T,' and 'Sectaurs.'

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Ruby-Spears also produced several popular animated reboots of long-time Saturday morning favourites including 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' and 'Superman.' Ruby died at the age of 87 in August.

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