: — Mel Blanc

Image: Mel Blanc 4-15-05. JPG | The epitaph on voice actor Mel Blanc's tombstone

Mel Blanc took Shearer " under his wing " during his early days in show-business.

" Shearer said in an interview that one person who " took him under his wing " and was one of his best friends during his early days in show business was voice actor Mel Blanc, who voiced many animated characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Barney Rubble.

The Captain was voiced by Billy Bletcher, and John Silver was voiced by Mel Blanc.

* 1908 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor ( d. 1989 )

Among the most noteworthy and versatile voice actors include Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Don Messick, Paul Frees, and June Foray.

** Mel Blanc, American voice actor ( d. 1989 )

Mel Blanc

* July 10 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor best known for voicing Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.

In most cases, " The Man of a Thousand Voices ," Mel Blanc, contributed the animals ' gag lines, often lowering his voice one to two full octaves, far below the range he used to voice the character of Barney Rubble.

Daffy has been voiced by other actors besides Mel Blanc, Jeff Bergman, Greg Burson, Dee Bradley Baker, and Joe Alaskey:

* In 1950, Mel Blanc recorded " Daffy Duck's Rhapsody ", a comic song written by Warren Foster, Billy May, and Michael Maltese.

The versatile Mel Blanc replaced Dougherty in 1937.

It was the final time Porky Pig was voiced by Mel Blanc.

In particular, several Warner Bros. cartoons used a caricature of Lorre's face with an impression by Mel Blanc, including Birth of a Notion, Hair-Raising Hare and Racketeer Rabbit.

Mel Blanc performed the voices.

* Mr. Spacely — Mel Blanc

Bergman completed voice work as George and Spacely for Jetsons: The Movie ( 1990 ) after George O ' Hanlon and Mel Blanc died during production.

Radio comedy ran the gamut from the small town humor of Lum and Abner, Herb Shriner and Minnie Pearl to the dialect characterizations of Mel Blanc and the caustic sarcasm of Henry Morgan.

Voice actor Mel Blanc was also an active CB operator, often using " Bugs " or " Daffy " as his handle and talking on the air in the Los Angeles area in one of his many voice characters.

The event, called " The Colonel: An Affectionate Remembrance of Jack L. Warner ", drew Hollywood notables such as entertainers Olivia de Havilland and Debbie Reynolds, and cartoon voice actor Mel Blanc.

In 1951, Mel Blanc ( with Billy May's orchestra ) had a hit single with " I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat ", a song performed in character by Tweety and featuring Sylvester.

The truth is, however, that when Mel Chandler first reported to the regiment the only steed he had ever ridden was a swivel chair and the only weapon he had ever wielded was a pencil.

But still Mel Chandler was not completely convinced that men would really die for a four-syllable word, `` Garryowen ''.

So filled was Mel Chandler with the spirit of Garryowen that after Korea was over, he took on the job of writing the complete history of the regiment.

However, the team was wracked with dissension, with some players ( including Feller and Mel Harder ) going so far as to request that Bradley fire manager Ossie Vitt.

The early disco sound was largely an urban American phenomenon with producers and labels such as SalSoul Records ( Ken, Joe and Stanley Cayre ), West End Records ( Mel Cheren ), Casablanca ( Neil Bogart ), and Prelude ( Marvin Schlachter ) to name a few.

Del Rio was succeeded by defensive coordinator Mel Tucker on an interim basis.

On January 13, it was announced that interim head coach Mel Tucker would remain on the staff as defensive coordinator / assistant head coach and that former Falcons quarterbacks coach Bob Bratkowski would become offensive coordinator.

Returning to the stage in 2003, Alexander was cast in a successful run, opposite Martin Short, in the Los Angeles production of Mel Brooks ' The Producers.

On 30 April 2004, Life of Brian was re-released on five North American screens to " cash in " ( as Terry Jones put it ) on the box office success of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

Tim Mara and Mel Hein were a part of the original class of inductees in 1963, while linebacker Harry Carson, the most recent Giant inducted, was a part of the Class of 2006.

Old school rap ( 1979 – 1984 ) was " easily identified by its relatively simple raps " according to Allmusic, " the emphasis was not on lyrical technique, but simply on good times ", one notable exception being Melle Mel, who set the way for future rappers through his socio-political content and creative wordplay.

Old school rappers like Afrika Bambaataa and Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five tended to dress in the flashy attire that was commonly attributed to rock and disco acts of the era: tight leather, chest-baring shirts, gloves and hats with rhinestones and spikes, leather boots, etc.

According to Dusted Magazine, Sakamoto's use of squelching bounce sounds and mechanical beats was later incorporated in early electro and hip hop music productions such as “ Message II ( Survival )” ( 1982 ) by Melle Mel and Duke Bootee, “ Magic ’ s Wand ” ( 1982 ) by Whodini and Thomas Dolby, Twilight 22 ’ s “ Electric Kingdom ” ( 1983 ), and Kurt Mantronik's Mantronix: The Album ( 1985 ).

The ball bounced off Hinton's hands, was tipped by Dallas defensive back Mel Renfro, and finally ended up in the arms of tight end John Mackey, who took the ball 75 yards for a touchdown, tying the score 6 – 6 after Jim O ' Brien's extra point attempt was blocked.

The Cowboys secondary was led by 2 future hall of fame cornerbacks Herb Adderley ( 6 interceptions for 182 return yards ) and Mel Renfro ( 4 interceptions for 11 yards ).

( That particular play, which was called late in the first quarter, was broken up by Mel Renfro.

While there, Mel phones Marcel Marceau in Paris who apparently declines the offer, delivering the only line of dialogue in the film, in French: " Non!

On August 27, 1951, he threw out Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mel Queen by two feet at first base after Queen had apparently singled into right field.

Cavett apparently believed they lived in a commune, when they in fact were followers of cult leader Mel Lyman.

Aside from the continuity issues arising from " The Five Doctors " that are never addressed nor apparently acknowledged, Mel is the first companion who had already met the Doctor before he met her and vice versa, and the only such companion in the classic era, setting a precedent for revived era companions such as River Song and others.

Drummer Mel Gaynor was sidelined during the album sessions ( apparently after disagreements with Trevor Horn ) and was eventually demoted to session player status, with much of the drumming in the studio being performed by Manu Katché ( from Peter Gabriel's band ) and Stewart Copeland ( ex-Police ).