No, I don’t have a faulty calendar. I’m talking about June Foray, who passed away recently at the age of 99. If her name doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps this will help:
She was a flying squirrel.
She was an Eastern European spy.
She was Dudley Do-Right’s girl.
She was Mr. Magoo’s mom.
She was Tweety Bird’s owner, Granny.
She was the cutest Christmas kid ever.
And she was the scariest talking doll ever. Just ask Telly Savalas.
June Foray was a voice actor extraordinaire. One of the best… in fact, the late great animator Chuck Jones, who did the Grinch work you see above and worked with Mel “Man of 1,000 Voices” Blanc (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, et al.) on hundreds of classic Warner Brothers cartoons once said:
“June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc was the male June Foray.”
High praise indeed for a voice actor. And June deserved it. I’ve always admired folks who can bring multiple characters to life with just their voice. When I grow up, I want to be Harry Shearer, or Hank Azaria, or Billy West, or Seth MacFarlane, or Mike Judge. But even in my wildest dreams I could never be as good as June.
Thanks for all the great voices, and all the great memories, June. You gave us something we really did like.
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