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Post-war life saw Kuwahara in New York's Larchmont, where he created the comic strip Miki before diving back into animation with Terrytoons, churning out gems and helming the beloved Hashimoto-san series. Even after the spotlight dimmed on Hashimoto-san, Bob kept the animation magic alive with The Astronut Show until his passing in 1964. | Post-war life saw Kuwahara in New York's Larchmont, where he created the comic strip Miki before diving back into animation with Terrytoons, churning out gems and helming the beloved Hashimoto-san series. Even after the spotlight dimmed on Hashimoto-san, Bob kept the animation magic alive with The Astronut Show until his passing in 1964. | ||
In 1945 Kuwahara and his family moved to Larchmont, New York where he wrote and drew a comic strip called Miki for five years before low circulation forced him to drop the strip. In 1950 Kuwahara returned to animation, signing on with Paul Terry's Terrytoons studio, and stayed with the studio following CBS' purchase of the studio in 1955. In 1959 Kuwahara wrote and directed the first of 14 | In 1945 Kuwahara and his family moved to Larchmont, New York where he wrote and drew a comic strip called Miki for five years before low circulation forced him to drop the strip. In 1950 Kuwahara returned to animation, signing on with Paul Terry's Terrytoons studio, and stayed with the studio following CBS' purchase of the studio in 1955. In 1959 Kuwahara wrote and directed the first of 14 Hashimoto-san theatrical shorts, for which he is probably best remembered today. Production of these shorts continued until 1963, after which time they were incorporated into CBS' The Hector Heathcote Show. During the same period Kuwahara was also a director for the popular Deputy Dawg series. Kuwahara's final TV series was 1965's syndicated The Astronut Show. | ||
Kuwahara died in 1964. | Kuwahara died in 1964. | ||
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