Publisher Penguin Random House released the picture book Melvin the Mouth, written by Mel's daughter-in-law Katherine Blanc and illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler
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Mel Blanc
Melvin Jerome Blanc was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over sixty years. Referred to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices", he is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential voice actor of all time. Blanc is best known for providing voices for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons released by Warner Bros. during the golden age of American animation.
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entertainment · American voice actor and radio personality (1908–1989) · actor · dub actor · television actor · voice actor · radio drama actor · comedian · film actor · also Mel Blanc, Blanc
Born 30 May 1908 · Died 10 July 1989 · Q349690
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1994· 1 entry
The Blanc estate and Warner Bros
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1989· 3 entries
Died 1989-07-10.
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At 2:30 pm, nearly two months after being admitted into the hospital
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When they noticed he had been coughing profusely while shooting an Oldsmobile commercial
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1982· 1 entry
Mel's production company, Blanc Communications Corporation, collaborated on a special with the Boston-based Shriners' Burns Institute called Ounce of Prevention, which became a 30-minute TV special
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1977· 1 entry
Awarded Winsor McCay Award (1977).
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1976· 1 entry
Awarded Inkpot Award (1976).
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1972· 1 entry
Chuck McKibben started working as Blanc's personal recording engineer/producer and studio manager
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1962· 1 entry
Mel and his son Noel formed Blanc Communications Corporation, a media company which produced over 5,000 commercials and public service announcements, which remains in operation
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1961· 1 entry
Blanc was driving alone when his sports car was involved in a head-on collision on Sunset Boulevard; his legs and his pelvis were fractured as a result
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1960· 1 entry
After the expiration of his exclusive contract with Warner Bros
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1955· 1 entry
And followed the program into television from Benny's 1950 debut episode through guest spots on NBC specials in the 1970s
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1942· 1 entry
That Blanc "specialize[d] in over fifty-seven voices, dialects, and intricate sound effects", and by 1946, he was appearing on over fifteen programs in various supporting roles
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1933· 2 entries
And remained married until his death in 1989
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To produce and co-host his Cobweb and Nuts show with his wife Estelle, which debuted on June 15
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1932· 1 entry
Where he met Estelle Rosenbaum (1909–2003), whom he married a year later, before returning to Portland
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1927· 2 entries
When he made his acting debut on the KGW program The Hoot Owls, where his ability to provide voices for multiple characters first attracted attention
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Divided his time between leading an orchestra (becoming the youngest conductor in the country at the age of 19) and performing "shtick" in vaudeville shows around Washington, Oregon, and northern California
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1908· 1 entry
Born 1908-05-30.
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