Joan Gerber | |
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Born | Joanellen Gerber July 29, 1935 |
Died | August 22, 2011 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 76)
Occupation | Voice actress |
Years active | 1959–2003 |
Spouse |
Frank Dowse
(m. 1957; div. 1961) |
Children | 1 |
Joan Gerber (July 29, 1935 – August 22, 2011) was an American voice actress[1] who provided voices for a variety of cartoons.[1]
Her most challenging voice role was "all the children in a Japanese train wreck" for a Godzilla television episode.[2] She voiced Freddy the Flute and other characters for H.R. Pufnstuf, and identified Freddy as a favorite role.[2] She also voiced Ozma, the Queen of Oz, in the TV special Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz.[3] She was described as talented and possessing a "golden throat" and a "splendid singing voice".[4] She also voiced a syndicated series of roughly one-minute radio spots, "The Story Lady," that parodied children's programming.
... Queen of Oz Joan Gerber