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Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920 – November 2, 1986), better known as Paul Frees, was an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and vaudevillian.He is known for his work on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Walter Lantz, Rankin/Bass and Walt Disney theatrical cartoons during the Golden Age of Animation, and for providing the voice of Boris Badenov in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. [1]
The Year Without a Santa Claus is a 1974 stop-motion animated Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions.The story is based on Phyllis McGinley's 1956 book.
According to the second edition of the referenced book by Ben Ohmart, Frees committed suicide by an overdose of sleeping pills. Ohmart directly quotes Frees' son on this, and further states that the story that he died of heart failure was intentionally circulated to the press, even though his death certificate gives suicide as the cause of death.
Paul Frees was the first actor chosen to be Fresh's voice and would continue to provide his voice for 21 years. [5] After Frees' death in 1986, Jeff Bergman took over the role, until 2014. [1] The high-pitched giggles were done by JoBe Cerny after 2014. [6] In recent years, he has also been voiced by Peter New, Fred Young, and Jeremy Geller. [7]
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey is a 1977 Japanese-American Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions.It premiered on ABC on December 3, 1977. [1]
Paul Coker Jr., whose character and production designs for the classic Rankin/Bass stop-motion and animated holiday specials and his many years as one of Mad magazine’s “Usual Gang Of Idiots ...
Paul Edmonds, 68, of Desert Springs, Calif., is the fifth and oldest person in the world to be in remission for HIV, following a stem cell transplant to treat blood cancer. City of Hope