Sunday, October 20, 2013

Lou Scheimer, Filmation Co-Founder, Dies at 84


Lou Scheimer, a pioneer of Saturday morning television, has died. He was 84.



Scheimer's wife, Mary Ann, told The Los Angeles Times he died Thursday after suffering from Parkinson's disease.


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Scheimer co-founded Filmation Studios in 1962 with a $5,000 loan from his mother-in-law. The studio went on to produce the first animated series for DC Comics, including Superman, Batman, and Aquaman. It also produced The Archies, the Emmy-winning Star Trek: The Animated Series, and Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.


In the 1980s Scheimer and Filmation worked on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. DreamWorks purchased Filmation's library in 2012.


In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Erika, and a son, Lane.


Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thr/television/~3/fjXkOKMtd40/story01.htm
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