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

#1

GasBandit

GasBandit



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


#2

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


#3

Celt Z

Celt Z

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.


#4



BErt

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


RIP voice lady


#5

PatrThom

PatrThom

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.
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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


#6

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

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


#7

PatrThom

PatrThom

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


#8

drawn_inward

drawn_inward

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


#9



BErt

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.


#10

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

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.
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Mark is an unsung treasure himself. :)

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


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