[Brazelton] June Foray (Rocket J Squirrel, many more), at 99

GasBandit · Jul 27, 2017

http://variety.com/2017/tv/people-news/june-foray-dead-dies-rocky-natasha-bullwinkle-1202508180/

fade · Jul 27, 2017

I guess it's sad for her family and all. But on the other hand, 99 is a good run

Celt Z · Jul 27, 2017

Noooooooo!

I mean, yes, 99 and a long career is everything you could ask for, but it's still sad. She was a giant in the voice industry, the equal of Mel Blanc, to say the least.

BErt · Jul 27, 2017

"June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc; Mel Blanc is the male June Foray."
-Chuck Jones

RIP voice lady

PatrThom · Jul 27, 2017

Celt Z said:
Noooooooo!
I mean, yes, 99 and a long career is everything you could ask for, but it's still sad. She was a giant in the voice industry, the equal of Mel Blanc, to say the least.

Noooooooo...I mean it was going to happen someday, but nooooo...

She was THE grande dame of voice work, spanning all the way from G to X, and her influence demands she be held in the same regard as people like Lucille Ball or Elizabeth Taylor. That leaves Tress MacNeille as the current greatest living voice actress.

--Patrick

Yoshimickster · Jul 27, 2017

Damn, DAMN shame, one of the greats. Whose gonna reign in Sylvester and Tweety now?

PatrThom · Jul 27, 2017

I know I already praised her once, but I just want to add that when people refer to her as the first lady of voice work, they don't mean that she was married to the president of voice work or something, they mean that she was first.

--Patrick

drawn_inward · Jul 28, 2017

I knew some of those voices sounded the same, but I didn't realize they were the same voice actor.

BErt · Jul 28, 2017

If anyone wants to learn more about June (or really anything regarding tv, animation, and comics in the 70s/80s) I have to recommend Mark Evanier at http://www.newsfromme.com/. He has a few really good stories related to her, but his blog unfortunately just gets overwhelmed with death notices about people in the industry, so you might have to scroll down a bit.

DarkAudit · Jul 29, 2017

BErt said:
If anyone wants to learn more about June (or really anything regarding tv, animation, and comics in the 70s/80s) I have to recommend Mark Evanier at http://www.newsfromme.com/. He has a few really good stories related to her, but his blog unfortunately just gets overwhelmed with death notices about people in the industry, so you might have to scroll down a bit.

Mark is an unsung treasure himself.

TIL Bullwinkle was named after a car dealership in Berkeley, CA...