Joan Gerber

Joan Gerber
Born
Joanellen Gerber

(1935-07-29)July 29, 1935
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedAugust 22, 2011(2011-08-22) (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1959–2003
Spouse
Frank Dowse
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(m. 1957; div. 1961)​
Children1

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.

Personal life and death

She had one daughter from her marriage to Frank Dowse. She later dated fellow actor Regis Cordic.[5]

Gerber died on August 22, 2011, at the age of 76.[6][7]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Thomas S. Hischak (September 21, 2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-7864-6271-1. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Hal Erickson (April 11, 2007). Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993. McFarland. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7864-3093-2. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ^ Vincent Terrace (November 1, 1985). Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots, and Specials. VNR AG. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-918432-61-2. Retrieved June 4, 2016. ... Queen of Oz Joan Gerber
  4. ^ Hal Erickson (April 11, 2007). Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993. McFarland. pp. 23–25. ISBN 978-0-7864-3093-2. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  5. ^ http://podbay.fm/show/438294853/e/1531551600?autostart=1 19:39
  6. ^ Profile, FilmReference.com; accessed June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Profile Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Screen Actor's Guild Magazine, Vol. 52, No. 3, pg. 76 (Fall 2011).