[Groop]William Hanna

[Gary Grossmann]

Woody Woodpecker was created by Walter Lance, a contemporary of Disney who
died a while back at the age of 93.   btw, Azamin, according to something I
heard or read years ago, the original voice of WW was Lance's wife, who won
the part on a blind audition after initially being turned down when she
asked her husband directly.  I'm sure Mark knows if this is true or not.

 I imagine Mark will write something about William Hanna in the CBG.  For
those of you who don't know, Mark writes really great columns that appear
each week in the CBG.  They cover a wide range of topics, usually related to
comics, are typically humorous, always insightful, and worth the price of
the magazine all by themselves.

Take care -Gary G.



----- Original Message -----
From: "azamin" <azamin7@medical-online.net>
To: <groop@groo.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Groop]William Hanna


> Did he made character Woody Woodpacker .... When I was a kid... I
> always watch it on TV.....  In the beginning of the cartoon, an old
> man always appeared for the introduction.....
>
> Eric Chun wrote:
>
> > Animation Legend William Hanna Dead at 90
> >
> > LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Animation legend William Hanna,
> > the co-chairman and co-founder of the Hanna Barbera
> > Studios, has died at age 90, a spokesman for Warner
> > Brothers said on Thursday.
> >
> > Hanna, who helped make such cartoon characters as
> > Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, the Flintstones and the
> > Jetsons household names, died at his home in North
> > Hollywood, Warner Brothers spokesman Scott Rowe said.
> >
> > The cause of death was not immediately released.
>
>
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