Mel Blanc, the voice of numerous cartoon characters, dies at the age of 81.
He was known as
“The Man of a Thousand Voices” and the most influential in the voice-acting
industry. He was the first voice-actor
to get screen credit. He dropped out of high school in the ninth grade and
became the youngest orchestra leader at the age of 17.
In addition to his more
famous voices, he did the voice for Barney Rubble (“The Flintstones”), Mr.
Spacely (“The Jetsons”), and was the first voice for Toucan Sam in Fruit Loops
commercials.
He also voiced “Private Snafu”, a character in WWII Army cartoon
films. Snafu was drawn by Theodore
Geisel a.k.a. Dr. Seuss (see my post/blog of March 2 .... http://thimblefulsofhistory.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-2-dr-seuss.html ).
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| Blanc's tombstone is engraved, at his request, with the words, "That's all folks!" |
NOTE: We own a
copy of this timeless “no words are needed” commemorative print.
It was a gift from our dear friends from
England, Ken and Shirley.
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