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Old 07-27-17, 12:25 AM
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June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died

June Foray, the voice of “The Bullwinkle Show’s” Rocky the Flying Squirrel and his nemesis Natasha Fatale of Boris and Natasha fame, died Thursday. She was 99.

Foray was the voice behind Looney Tunes’ Witch Hazel, Nell from “Dudley Do-Right,” Granny in the “Tweety and Sylvester” cartoons and Cindy Lou Who in Chuck Jones’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” among many others.

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Re: June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died

She's as legendary as Mel Blanc. She did so much for animation. Lucky to have lived such a long, fruitful life....

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Re: June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died

I always loved her work.
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Re: June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died

This shifts the focus of my viewing in next month's Animation Challenge. June.
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Re: June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died

I never knew her name, but I was a big fan.
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Re: June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died

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She's as legendary as Mel Blanc. She did so much for animation. Lucky to have lived such a long, fruitful life....

I love the Chuck Jones quote: "June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc, Mel Blanc was the male June Foray."
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Re: June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died

Rocky & Bullwinkle especially had a big influence on my love of absurdist storytelling, and the voices were a big part of that.

RIP
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Always admired her work. Her voices were so unique and amusing. Truly a gift to the animation world.
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Her work touched so many generations, a career spanning radio, television, film, and video games.
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RIP June Foray, the voice of Rocky, the Flying Squirrel, amongst others

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/a...ies-at-99.html

She had an amazing career!
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Re: RIP June Foray, the voice of Rocky, the Flying Squirrel, amongst others


She voiced the scariest doll ever
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Re: June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died

She's the second person I think of when someone mentions legendary voice actors. After Mel Blanc of course.

She had an amazing talent.
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Re: June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died

Used to watch that series back in the day. She will be missed. RIP.
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Re: RIP June Foray, the voice of Rocky, the Flying Squirrel, amongst others

Wow! She certainly had an awesome career! I never knew she did the voice of Rocket J. Squirrel and Natasha! Very talented.
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Re: June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died

She was a great talent and a really nice person. I grew up on cartoons. Her and Mel were the voices of my generation. Sad to see her go but happy she had such a great life.
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Wow! She certainly had an awesome career! I never knew she did the voice of Rocket J. Squirre AND Natasha! Very talented.
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Re: June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died

I was shocked to learn she was the voice of the Talking Tina doll from what is still one of the creepiest episodes of tv ever to air. Such a stunning talent and I am so glad she lived such a long and productive life.

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