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Willie Ito Awarded Inkpot Award

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Nikolai Formich writes,

On Saturday, animation legend Willie Ito was awarded the Inkpot award. Ito worked in animation as a character designer, layout artist, and story director, and his memorable work includes  What's Opera, Doc?, Yogi Bear, The Lady and the Tramp, and many episodes of The Flinstones and Josie and the Pussycats. He spoke extensively of his early childhood – including his time at a Japanese internment camp – and also about how he broke into the biz…

Congrats Willie!

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