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RIP Peter Fernandez, 'Speed Racer' animator, 83
« on: July 26, 2010, 01:52:44 PM »
Peter Fernandez helped introduce the U.S. to Japanese animation in the 1960s by adapting the series "Speed Racer" for American audiences.  Fernandez, a writer and producer, and the voice of 'Speed Racer' himself, died July 15 of cancer.  He was 83.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-peter-fernandez-20100726,0,4354205.story