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Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989), was a famous American voice actor for both classic American radio programs and many animation studios, primarily the Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera studios.
Biography
Early years and radio work
Born in San Francisco, California, he grew up in Portland, Oregon, attending Lincoln High School. At 16 he changed the spelling of his last name, from "Blank". Blanc was working as a voice actor in radio when his ability to create voices for multiple characters first attracted attention. He was a regular on the Jack Benny Program in various roles, including Benny's automobile (a Maxwell in desperate need of a tune up), violin teacher Professor LeBlanc, Polly the Parrot, and Benny's pet polar bear Carmichael.Blanc's success on the Jack Benny Program led to his own radio show on the CBS radio network, The Mel Blanc Show, which ran from September 3, 1946 to June 24, 1947. Blanc played himself as the hapless owner of a fix-it shop, in addition to a wide range of comical support characters. Other regular characters were played by Mary Jane Croft, Joseph Kearns, Hans Conried, Alan Reed, Earle Ross, Jim Backus and Bea Benaderet.
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@OMGFacts.. I saw it somewhere. Mel blanc ( the voice of bugs bunny) was allergic to carrots.
jaime_aguilar (Jaime Aguilar) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:01:39 -0000
@OMGFacts.. I saw it somewhere. Mel blanc ( the voice of bugs bunny) was allergic to carrots.
Mel Blanc, who voiced Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots
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Mel Blanc, who voiced Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots
@omgfacts Mel Blanc, who voiced Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots
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@omgfacts Mel Blanc, who voiced Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots
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Don Markstein's Toonopedia - Biographical article detailing Mel Blanc's cartoon voice work.
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Filmography for Mel Blanc - 600+ film credits listed here.
Infoplease - Brief biography.
Internet Movie Database - Filmography of over 700 credits, trivia, TV schedule and other details.
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JEL Recording Studios - Works with Warner-Blanc to create audio for a variety of talking products, including toys, watches, play stations, and web sites with classic Mel Blanc recordings.
LikeTelevision.com: The Jack Benny Program - Screen capture and video clip of a guest appearance by Mel Blanc. [Requires RealPlayer plug-in.]
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Novelty Recordings - Scroll down for a list of Mel's recordings with Capitol Records.
One Foggy Evening: Mel Blanc - Archived obituary originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Includes photo.
Point of View: Mel Blanc - By Mark Evanier. [POV Online] The great skill of Mel Blanc was as an actor: It is one thing to affect a funny voice - quite another to mold a coherent, believable characterization with it and to wring every drop of humor out of every line.
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Pun of the Day Funny People: Mel Blanc - Biographical article, photo, and related links.
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Rest In Peace, Mel Blanc - Photos of his final resting place, with an area map you can download to visit the gravesite.
The Warner Bros Cartoon Companion: Blanc, Mel - From E.O. Costello's invaluable WB toon encyclopedia - a few paragraphs of biographical data.
Vartox's Jack Benny Page - Screen capture from Jack Benny and Mel Blanc reprising their Si, Cy, Sue sketch on The Tonight Show
Voice Chasers: Blanc, Mel - Profile and animation voice credits.
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