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 CNN is reporting the sad news of actor Harvey Korman's passing. While known more for his on-screen roles in shows like The Carol Burnett Show and the Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles, Korman had a number of voice-over credits, most notably The Great Gazoo in The Flintstones.
Korman died May 29th, at the UCLA Medical Center after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
You can read the full obit at CNN.com.
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 For those in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area, voice actor Bob Bergen will be on the radio live, in-studio tomorrow, Friday May 30th, on 101.1 WCBS FM. Starting at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Bob will be discussing “all things animation” on The Morning Show with Dan Taylor.
Even if you are not in the area, you can still listen! Just point your browser to www.wcbsfm.com and click on the "Listen Live!" icon on the left hand side of the page.
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 The Den of Geek has an interview with "the man of 1000 sound effects," Michael Winslow. In the interview, Winslow mentions that he was the voice of Stripe in the 80s film Gremlins, however everything I have ever read mentions that Frank Welker voiced the character. Can anyone confirm this? Discuss in our Forum.
You can read the full interview with Michael Winslow at The Den of Geek.
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 BBC Radio has produced a 30-minute documentary on Mel Blanc in celebration of his 100th Birthday on May 30th. You can listen to the entire broadcast for a limited time on the BBC Radio website: That's All Folks! The Mel Blanc Story.
Additionally, nearly twenty years after producing their popular fine art lithograph, Speechless, the same team has now released Timeless, a sequel piece also in time for his 100th Birthday.
This hand-painted, limited edition cel features Blanc's Looney Tunes characters in front of a theater with the caption, "Mel Blanc: Man of a Thousand Voices." The edition size is 100 and goes for $1,375.00, framed. A Deluxe Fine Art Lithograph version of the piece (edition size of 750), signed by Noel Blanc, is priced at $595.00, framed.
For more information, please visit Great American Ink. The gallery is also offering a free DVD featuring a rare interview with Mel Blanc.
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 The most recent episode of the PodWarp 1999 sci-fi webcomic podcast includes a nice interview with voice actor Dino Andrade.
Andrade discusses the creation of his online dating community, Soul Geek, which connects fans of the sci-fi, fantasy, and animation genres. He also has some anecdotes about the late Mary Kay Bergman, and gives listeners some other interesting bits of trivia like the fact that he was once employed by the 80s band, Oingo Boingo.
You can listen to the entire podcast at the PodWarp 1999 website.
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