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Mel Blanc

Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy radio programs, including those of Jack Benny, Abbott and Costello, Burns and Allen, The Great Gildersleeve, Judy Canova, and his own short-lived sitcom.

However, he became known worldwide for his work in the Golden Age of American Animation as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd (before and after Arthur Q. Bryan voiced Elmer, and even during Bryan's lifetime), Tweety, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, the Tasmanian Devil, and numerous other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons. He later voiced characters for Hanna-Barbera's television cartoons, including Barney Rubble and Dino on The Flintstones, Mr. Spacely on The Jetsons, Secret Squirrel on The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show, the title character of Speed Buggy, and Captain Caveman on Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels and The Flintstone Kids.

Referred to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices", he is regarded as one of the most influential people in the voice acting industry, and as one of the greatest voice actors of all time.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 30, 1908 (San Francisco), Died July 10, 1989 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PBS-072021 10-in. 1/12/1942 Clink, clink, another drink Mel Blanc ; Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and hiccups vocalist  
Victor D7VB-457 10-in. 2/11/1947 Ugga ugga boo ugga boo boo ugga Ding Bell ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Decca L 10521 9/16/1957 The Woody woodpecker waltz Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10522 9/16/1957 Jiminy Christmas Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10523 9/16/1957 Chilly Willy the penguin Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10524 9/16/1957 The cuckoo clock song Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10525 9/23/1957 Homer pigeon Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10526 9/23/1957 Oswald the rabbit hop Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10527 9/23/1957 Heinie the laughing hyena Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10528 9/23/1957 The birthday song Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10529 9/25/1957 My little brown uke Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10530 9/25/1957 The Woody Woodpecker song Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10531 9/25/1957 Andy panda polka Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10532 9/25/1957 Pepito chickeeto Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  
Decca L 10559 9/25/1957 The Woody Woodpecker march Mel Blanc ; Grace Stafford ; Gloria Wood ; The Woodyetts vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blanc, Mel," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304626.

Blanc, Mel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304626.

"Blanc, Mel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304626

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