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3 Animated Voice Giants Passed Away This Week... They were grrrreat!

WILMAAAAA! ... sadly, no more by moviemaniac-7	May 25th, 2005 05:59:57 AM
RIP
Howard Morris = Ernest T. Bass by DukeOfSpiders	May 25th, 2005 06:30:33 AM
A great comedic talent gone. He will be missed.
Nice eulogies by Ribbons	May 25th, 2005 06:44:33 AM
There's not much else to be said, or at least, not much else I can say. But they were major contributors to their industry even if they're largely unrecognized, and thank goodness someone has the passion to write about them with such eloquence.
In honor of Howard Morris/Ernest T. Bass, we should all throw a by BoyNamedSue	May 25th, 2005 07:39:51 AM
This is just as bad as the day Otis the drunk died.
No Dogs Allowed by ico-jones	May 25th, 2005 08:43:53 AM
He also sang No Dogs Allowed in Snoopy Come Home -- a childhood favorite of mine.
by ico-jones	May 25th, 2005 08:44:25 AM
Thurl Ravenscroft, that is.
Henry "Scum-Bum" Corden by TimeTraveller	May 25th, 2005 08:45:30 AM
Wasn't Corden also the stand-in voice-over for Jackie Gleason in the television edits for all three "Smokey and the Bandit" films? It's most obvious in the second film when he laughs over Gleason's track, and it sounds just like Fred Flintstone.
Was Thurl Ravenscroft his real name? by rev_skarekroe	May 25th, 2005 09:10:53 AM
If so, wow!
No Dogs Allowed was a favourite of my whole family by John-Locke	May 25th, 2005 09:51:22 AM
Thanks for reminding me, thanks for the Memories.
Thurl sang those songs.... by Kentucky Colonel	May 25th, 2005 10:10:01 AM
I always thought it was Boris Karloff singing on the Grinch. Now I am truly sad...and the "No Dogs Allowed" from Snoopy Come Home always made me laugh/broke my heart. I hope they keep him alive at Disney in perpetuity. Last night on Letterman they eulogized him by saying his final resting place was in a "grrrrrrave!"...kinda tacky but still an honest to goodness tip of the hat to an industry icon. I just can't get over that it wasn't Boris singing Mr. Grinch...what have I done with my life??!!??
that's pretty weird. they got the guy who did a Kramden voice f by HypeEndsHere	May 25th, 2005 10:11:52 AM
kind like how Lorenzo Music (the voice of Garfield) was Peter Venkman in the Ghostbusters cartoon. and then Bill Murray was Garfield in the movie. or maybe it's nothing like that. i don't know. i'm not married to the idea...
Sad.but now they can get Hulk Hogan to do Tony the Tiger --- by thecat	May 25th, 2005 10:26:45 AM
"...they're GRRREAT, BROTHER"
Really?!?! by Ribbons	May 25th, 2005 10:43:14 AM
'The Brave Little Toaster' rules all.
...... by blackthought	May 25th, 2005 10:44:03 AM
rest in peace gentlemen.
Howard Morris = Director by JCOTC64	May 25th, 2005 11:04:03 AM
Howard Morris also directed many TV shows.
Thurl in Rankin and Bass "Hobbit" by vicd	May 25th, 2005 11:25:41 AM
Down, Down to Goblin Town Down, Down to Goblin Town Down, Down to Goblin Town!
I used to watch that fucking thing almost every fucking day... by Ribbons	May 25th, 2005 11:27:36 AM
"I need a hero! Doop doop DOOP!" Ahhh, that was cathartic.
Like "3 with one blow," huh? by indio2	May 25th, 2005 11:30:26 AM
Yeah can't praise these guys enough. Even down here in Mexico City their work is loved by generations, but double obits? Father Geek had already done Cordell and Morris Tuesday morning in his introduction to Elston's weekly report.
RIP To all of them by AlwaysThere	May 25th, 2005 11:48:12 AM
It's a shame to see talent like this go.
Is this a hint on what we can expect to see in GHOST TOWN? by RaulMonkey	May 25th, 2005 12:23:46 PM
'I was a huge fan of his work. From his "You're a mean one, Mr Grinch" to... even better, his singing of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" on the Haunted Mansions ride at DISNEYLAND - that one day, I'll express exactly how influential that ride and that song was upon me.'
RIP ALL and another death... by A G	May 25th, 2005 01:06:29 PM
www.supershadow.com
RaulMonkey by Ribbons	May 25th, 2005 01:24:25 PM
Hmmm....didn't catch that. Could very well be. Then again, could just mean that Harry plans on writing his own eulogy.
A place in History by Ironthorman	May 25th, 2005 02:00:42 PM
I hope they'll be remembered for such awe inspiring work. RIP
Yeah, Harry's a little slow by HarrisonsDad	May 25th, 2005 02:06:34 PM
Father Geek told us about Cordell and Morris yesterday, and I mentioned my Obit of Ravenscroft in a talkback yesterday. http://leftofcentrist.blogspot .com/
Fake Fred by mascan	May 25th, 2005 03:06:10 PM
I always thought that Mel Blanc took over after Alan Reed died (since he was already doing the Barney voice).
Yesterday was an ironic day for me, just before I heard the news by minderbinder	May 25th, 2005 03:35:51 PM
I think I worked with Thurl once years ago at my first job. Supposedly Thurl was left out of the credits of Grinch, and someone involved with the production (Chuck Jones?) would make sure he got a special mention whenever stations would air it.
It's probably a safe guess that the people who have posted give by minderbinder	May 25th, 2005 04:20:18 PM
If they didn't give a shit, they wouldn't be making comments. Did that answer your question?
Silent... by Evil Chicken	May 25th, 2005 05:48:07 PM
Voice acting has its pluses and minuses. On the plus side one
dancemonster by aikimoe	May 25th, 2005 07:06:56 PM
I think the point is that your grandfather wasn't immensely talented and didn't entertain millions of people over several generations. That doesn't mean that your grandfather was worth less than these three, only that many, many people who are aware of show-business beyond what's coming out this summer do give a shit.
it's me! it's me! it's earnest t.! by durhay	May 25th, 2005 07:25:53 PM

people die by bluemancbrit	May 25th, 2005 07:51:59 PM
great doctors, nurses, leaders of men. its sad when anyone dies to some extent but lets get it in context people
www.hauntedmansion.info by CrispyOne	May 25th, 2005 09:48:37 PM
Sad day indeed. Thurl was one of a kind. Anyone interested, I've got a Haunted Mansion "backstage" site at hauntedmansion.info. (No ads, no cookies or none of that crap.) RIP Thurl!
Howard Morris as Ernest T. Bass was The Andy Griffith Show by CKnightShift	May 25th, 2005 11:07:19 PM
Or a good part of it anyway. In only five episodes he became one of the most famous characters in television history. Godspeed Howard Morris. Hope there's a window in Heaven that you can throw a rock through...
I always saw him listed as Paul Frees by Tremayne7	May 26th, 2005 12:11:47 AM
He also did Tigger, another famous tiger. This is if it the same person. I always saw him listed as Paul Frees. I saw an interview with him that they did after the really bad "live action" movie of the Grinch came out.
Tremayne7 by Jack Ryder	May 26th, 2005 03:39:55 AM
Paul Frees did a ton of work for rankin bass. I think he was in everything they did from the Beatles cartoon to Rudolph to The Hobbit. If you know the narrator from the Haunted Mansion, The Manchurian Candidate and any number of Hanna-Barbera action cartoons, or The talking rings in The time machine, You know Paul frees voice. The voice of Tigger was Paul Winchell. Now it's done by Jim Cummings. Hit IMDB and you'll be suprised by where you've heard all these guys before. All three will be missed.
Kentucky Colonel, Boris did the talking part... by Drworm2002	May 26th, 2005 06:09:07 AM
...Ravenscroft sang the songs...
Prince Wiiliam by Jugs	May 26th, 2005 08:29:59 AM
just because...
Beg to differ by cromagnon	May 26th, 2005 05:39:46 PM
Not to take away from the great work done by Mr. Ravenscroft but... the title "Voice of Disney" will forever belong to the late,great Paul Frees http://www.spookytoms.com/Paul _Frees_Tribute.html
In-Park Tribute by Lefty Lefterson	May 26th, 2005 09:08:51 PM
I hope there's some kind of tribute to Thurl in the Disney theme parks, and if there is, I hope it's still there when I go in September. I saw him interviewed once in the park (I think the show was called 'Disneyland Inside Out' or something like that), and he seemed like a hell of a nice guy, too. So long Thurl, you were grrrrreat!
I was supposed to audition for the Tony the Tiger part a few yea by anchorite	May 28th, 2005 12:02:46 AM

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