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The LA Times is reporting that Soul Train creator Don Cornelius was found dead in his home February 1, 2012 of a gunshot wound to the head. He was 75. The Los Angeles Police Department and L.A. County coroner’s office are investigating his death. Don Cornelius, known for his smooth and iconic bass voice, was [...]
Robotech.com has a memorial page for US anime pioneer and Robotech producer Carl Macek, who passed away April 17th of a heart attack at the age of 58. The page includes reflections on “Uncle Carl” (as he was known to friends) from the following cast members: – Tony Oliver, voice of Rick Hunter – Rebecca [...]
The International Jack Benny Fan Club is reporting that Eddie Carroll, voice of iconic Disney character Jiminy Cricket since 1973, has passed away of a brain tumor at the age of 76. Carroll assumed the role after the death of Cliff Edwards in 1971 and had voiced the famous cricket for all manner of Disney [...]
The Register-Guard is reporting that performer Ed Ragozzino died of cancer Saturday, Jan. 30th. He was 79. In addition to a serving in the Army during the Korean War, Ragozzino also had a fair “side career” working as a voice talent and actor in film, TV and radio productions. Furthermore, he was a high school [...]
The New York Times is reporting that Shirley Bell Cole died on January 12th, 2010. She was 89. Cole voiced the title character for the popular radio show “Little Orphan Annie” (an adaptation of the comic strip by Harold Gray). She got the part when she was only 10 years old, and the NY Times [...]
Actress Zelda Rubenstein, who famously played the diminutive psychic in the 1982 horror classic Poltergeist, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 27th. She was 76. A strong presence both on and off-camera as a character actor, Rubenstein voiced characters for several animated productions: Hey Arnold!, Darkwing Duck, The Flintstones: On the Rocks, The Flintstones Comedy Show, [...]
Author Jessica Max Stein, who published an 84-page biography on Muppeteer Richard Hunt in August 2009, will conclude her follow-up “zine tour” with a bookstore event in Chicago, IL on Sunday, January 10th, 2010. If you live in the Chicago area, please visit JessicaMaxStein.com for more details on this event. Portland’s Blogtown has an overview [...]
Mark Evanier is reporting via his blog NewsFromME.com that Arnold Stang has died at the age of 91. This has been a rather depressing year with the loss of several voice talents, some of which I still haven’t gotten around to mentioning here. And there have been a few others besides Brittany Murphy who have [...]
TMZ reports that Brittany Murphy died from cardiac arrest Sunday morning, December 20th. She was 32. Murphy was discovered unconscious in the shower Sunday morning, and a 911 call was placed at 8:00 AM from a home registered to Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack. Murphy was then rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was pronounced “dead [...]
