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“Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!”
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“C’mon, Rocky! Look at me do the rabbit trick!”
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“Rocky! Rock!”
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“Rock?”
June Foray, 1917-2017. Ave atque vale.
The legendary June Foray, the human behind hundreds of cartoon characters - most notably Rocket J. Squirrel of “Rocky and Bullwinkle” fame - passed away Wednesday at the age of 99.
People often compared her to Mel Blanc, the “Man of a Thousand Voices,” the artist who brought Bugs Bunny to life. There were those who would call her “the female Mel Blanc,” to which animator Chuck Jones was said to have retorted, “Mel Blanc was the male June Foray.”
My childhood was brightened in so many spots by Miss Foray’s remarkable talent. The world of animation - nay, the world - is poorer without her in it.
Rockyescat in pace, June.
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Sad to read this news. RIP.
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