Paul Frees ~ Voice Craftsman

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I LOVE this guy’s work !

It’s amazing that I’ve heard and recognized him all my life, yet didn’t know his name until around 1986 when I read that he had passed …

He had an incredible 4 octave range …

So not only could he be the booming voice in Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” (Welcome foolish mortals…) but was also the voice of “Little Green Sprout” on those canned veggie commercials …

Born in 1920, he left too early at 66 years old …

He made a few appearances in movie also – my favorite was George Pal’s “WAR OF THE WORLDS” as well as the original “THE THING”.

Maybe my absolute favorite was the goofy spoof “HARDWARE WARS” …

He was one of my dramatic voicing inspirations – I can hear him a little in my performance of “ADVANCE NOW” (www.GreatBooksAlive.com) – the 2 disc audio set I adapted from original works by Dr Brown Landone … although it was subliminal to me when tracking the voice – but we are all made up of pieces and parts of those giants who influenced us when young.

You would be surprised where he shows up … he did a lot of Disney, Rankin and Bass and A LOT of television commercials …

He even narrated my second favorite Disney short, “Donald Duck in Mathmagicland” –

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