The man behind the animation studio which created He-Man and the Masters of the Universe has died.
Lou Scheimer, who founded Filmation back on the 1960s, passed away at the age of 84.
Scheimer’s company was one the largest animation operations in the US in the early 1980s, and produced shows including Fat Albert, The Archie Show, Superman, Batman and Aquaman, amongst others.
Scheimer himself working on the Star Trek animated series for which he won a Daytime Emmy four decades ago.
Three years later in 1977, he won a Primetime Emmy for A Fat Albert Christmas.
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