| Mel Blanc AKA Melvin Jerome Blank
Born: 30-May-1908 Birthplace: San Francisco, CA Died: 10-Jul-1989 Location of death: Los Angeles, CA Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Buried, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, CA
Gender: Male Religion: Jewish Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States Executive summary: Man of 1,000 Voices For 50 years, Mel Blanc was the voice of many popular cartoon characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, The Tasmanian Devil, Pepe LePew, Marvin the Martian, Roadrunner's "Meep meep!", Barney Rubble and Woody Woodpecker. Wife: Estell Rosenbaum (m. 04-Jan-1933) Son: Noel Blanc (Vocal Characterizationist)
Order of DeMolay Portland, OR (1925) Freemasonry Shriners Coma (automobile accident)
TELEVISION Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Twiki (voice, 1979-81) Mr. Magoo (voice, 1964-65)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Jetsons: The Movie (6-Jul-1990) [VOICE] Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (24-Sep-1988) [VOICE] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (21-Jun-1988) [VOICE] The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (9-Nov-1987) [VOICE] Strange Brew (19-Aug-1983) [VOICE] Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (5-Aug-1983) [VOICE] Bugs Bunny's Third Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (19-Nov-1982) [VOICE] The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (20-Nov-1981) [VOICE] The Great American Chase (14-Sep-1979) [VOICE] Bugs Bunny Superstar (13-May-1976) [VOICE] Journey Back to Oz (5-Dec-1974) [VOICE] Scalawag (14-Nov-1973) [VOICE] The Phantom Tollbooth (7-Nov-1970) [VOICE] The Man Called Flintstone (3-Aug-1966) [VOICE] Kiss Me Stupid (22-Dec-1964) Gay Purr-ee (24-Oct-1962) [VOICE] The Fuller Brush Girl (15-Sep-1950) [VOICE] Champagne for Caesar (11-May-1950) [VOICE] Neptune's Daughter (9-Jun-1949) My Dream is Yours (15-Apr-1949) [VOICE]
Author of books:
That's Not All Folks: My Life in the Golden Age of Cartoons and Radio (1988, memoir, with Philip Bashe)
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