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Wednesday, May 25, 2005 |
OT: Obituary: Thurl Ravenscroft
The voice of Tony the Tiger, Thurl Ravenscroft, is dead at 91; of prostate cancer. Aside from Tony, Ravenscroft was the voice of countless Disney feature animated films, and sang "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" in the animated special "How The Grinch Stole Christmas". He voiced characters in Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room, Haunted Mansion and the Pirates of the Caribbean rides. "He is survived by a son, Ron; a daughter, Nancy; and four grandchildren."
I one time attended a performance (of Bernstein's Chicester Psalms?) by the Pacific Chorale in which he narrated; he almost didn't need amplification, that's how well his voice projected. What an instrument he had in that voice! Just like you heard it on the TV, too.
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This man could sing, really sing. Find the Golden Records recording of the song for "The Poky Little Puppy", and many Disney recordings, such as "Way Up There On The Triple-R". He sang the Hardy Boys theme song for both the TV episodes and the record; on the record, listen for "But Wait!" That will sound familiar. With Mitch Miller, he did the voice of "Old Muldoon, the Big Bassoon" for the series recordings that introduced the instriuments of the orchestra. Of course, on the Golden Records, he used a pseudonym!
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