Peter Keefe

His television career began as a movie critic for TV station KPLR in St. Louis, Missouri and he later produced documentaries for World Events Productions.Centered as it was around an early and highly successful example of the gestalt robot kaiju fighter, the series was credited by The New York Times in his obituary as having "helped prepare the way for other Japanese-style animation in the United States.[1] The Voltron series was created by Keefe (in partnership with Jameson Brewer, Marc Handler, Franklin Cofod and others) by cutting and pasting bits of the Japanese anime shows Beast King GoLion and Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV.[1] Keefe licensed the programs in 1983 and updated the scripts for American audiences with less violence than the originals, removing Japanese locations and cultural information to allow the material to be marketed worldwide.[1][2] He was survived by his wife Pamela Mills Keefe, mother Anne, stepson James and five siblings (three sisters Mollie, Lisa and Kittie and two brothers Tony and Chris).
Rochester, New YorkAmericanBeast King GoLionArmored Fleet Dairugger XVtelevision producerVoltronToei AnimationJapanese animationDragon BallPokémonPower RangersAstro BoySpeed RacerUltramanSt. Louis, MissouriWorld Events ProductionsThe New York TimesJapanese-style animationMarc HandlerKikou Kantai Dairugger XVDenver the Last DinosaurWidgetTwinkle the Dream BeingThe Mr. Bogus ShowZodiac EntertainmentStar Musketeer BismarckSaber Rider and the Star SheriffsThe Mr. Men ShowMr. Men and Little MissCartoon NetworkDisney ChannelEmcee N.I.C.E.Da JammiesNetflixThe Hollywood Reporter