What is Joe Ruby?
'''Joseph Clemens Ruby''' (March 30, 1933 – August 26, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] [[animator]], [[television]] editor, writer, and [[Television producer|producer]]. He was the co-founder with [[Ken Spears]] of television animation production company [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Productions]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/movies/13kirby.html|title=Jack Kirby’s Heroes in Waiting|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=April 12, 2010|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> He was born in [[Los Angeles]]. He helped create ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'', ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'', and ''[[Jabberjaw]]''. Ruby died of natural causes on August 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, aged 87.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/joe-ruby-dies-dead-scooby-doo-1234750948/|title=Scooby-Doo Co-Creator Joe Ruby Dies at 87|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruby, Joe}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American animators]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:American editors]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Los Angeles]]