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Re: Arnold Stang, actor, voice of "Top Cat," dead at 91
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Dec 22, 2009, 2:59:04 PM12/22/09
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On Dec 22, 2:08 pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e...
>
> Actor Arnold Stang dies at 91
> Voiced characters on 'Top Cat,' 'Courage, the Cowardly Dog'
> Associated Press
>
> BOSTON -- Arnold Stang, an actor who appeared alongside Milton Berle
> and Frank Sinatra and was known for his nerdy looks and distinctive
> nasal voice, has died. He was 91.
>
> Stang died Sunday of pneumonia at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in
> Massachusetts, said JoAnne Stang, his wife of 60 years.
>
> She attributed her husband's career longevity to his willingness to
> tackle any professional challenge.
>
> "He was really unique, because he could perform in any role, comedy or
> drama, he just loved it all," she said Tuesday. "He always thought of
> himself just as an actor, not any particular kind of actor, but just
> an actor who would play whatever he was asked to play."
>
> Despite often playing goofy characters, Stang was the consummate
> professional, preparing the same for his biggest roles and the
> smallest commercials.
>
> "I remember how smart he was, and how hardworking, and how disciplined
> he was, no matter what the role," his wife said.
>
> The slight and diminutive Stang started his career on the radio as a
> teenager and never lost his love of the medium.
>
> JoAnne Stang remembers her husband zipping across Manhattan in the
> 1940s and '50s, from radio show to radio show, all live and
> challenging in their own way because all the acting is done through
> voice, with no facial expressions or body language, she said.
>
> "That was his education," she said.
>
> He played alongside Berle on radio and television in the 1950s,
> starred as Sinatra's sidekick in the 1955 movie "The Man with the
> Golden Arm," and was a member of the ensemble comedic cast of "It's a
> Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" in 1963.
>
> The dramatic role alongside Sinatra was one of his favorites, his wife
> said.
>
> He voiced cartoons, including the lead character in the 1960s cartoon
> "Top Cat," and did dozens of commercials, perhaps most notably for the
> Chunky candy bar.
>
> He appeared in movies alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Cosby
> and continued acting into his 80s, playing a role in the 1993 movie
> "Dennis the Menace."
>
> Stang invented and mischievously perpetuated a story that he was born
> and raised in the Boston suburb of Chelsea. But his wife said he was
> really raised in Brooklyn. He lived in the Boston suburb of Needham
> for the past decade.
>
> Stang is also survived by son David and daughter Deborah.
>
> Funeral services are private.
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e...
>
> Actor Arnold Stang dies at 91
> Voiced characters on 'Top Cat,' 'Courage, the Cowardly Dog'
> Associated Press
>
> BOSTON -- Arnold Stang, an actor who appeared alongside Milton Berle
> and Frank Sinatra and was known for his nerdy looks and distinctive
> nasal voice, has died. He was 91.
>
> Stang died Sunday of pneumonia at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in
> Massachusetts, said JoAnne Stang, his wife of 60 years.
>
> She attributed her husband's career longevity to his willingness to
> tackle any professional challenge.
>
> "He was really unique, because he could perform in any role, comedy or
> drama, he just loved it all," she said Tuesday. "He always thought of
> himself just as an actor, not any particular kind of actor, but just
> an actor who would play whatever he was asked to play."
>
> Despite often playing goofy characters, Stang was the consummate
> professional, preparing the same for his biggest roles and the
> smallest commercials.
>
> "I remember how smart he was, and how hardworking, and how disciplined
> he was, no matter what the role," his wife said.
>
> The slight and diminutive Stang started his career on the radio as a
> teenager and never lost his love of the medium.
>
> JoAnne Stang remembers her husband zipping across Manhattan in the
> 1940s and '50s, from radio show to radio show, all live and
> challenging in their own way because all the acting is done through
> voice, with no facial expressions or body language, she said.
>
> "That was his education," she said.
>
> He played alongside Berle on radio and television in the 1950s,
> starred as Sinatra's sidekick in the 1955 movie "The Man with the
> Golden Arm," and was a member of the ensemble comedic cast of "It's a
> Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" in 1963.
>
> The dramatic role alongside Sinatra was one of his favorites, his wife
> said.
>
> He voiced cartoons, including the lead character in the 1960s cartoon
> "Top Cat," and did dozens of commercials, perhaps most notably for the
> Chunky candy bar.
>
> He appeared in movies alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Cosby
> and continued acting into his 80s, playing a role in the 1993 movie
> "Dennis the Menace."
>
> Stang invented and mischievously perpetuated a story that he was born
> and raised in the Boston suburb of Chelsea. But his wife said he was
> really raised in Brooklyn. He lived in the Boston suburb of Needham
> for the past decade.
>
> Stang is also survived by son David and daughter Deborah.
>
> Funeral services are private.
Pfft. Snagglepuss pwn'd all, anyway. ;-)
No, but seriously... RIP, Mr. Stang. I'm surprised June Foray is STILL
kicking!
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