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June Foray

Voiceover Artist

"I love everything I do with all of the parts that I do because there's a little bit of me in all of them. We all have anger and jealousy and love and hope in our natures. We try to communicate that vocally with just sketches that you see on the screen and make it come alive and make it human. That's what I enjoy doing."

About This Interview

June Foray was interviewed for two hours in Woodland Hills, CA. During her two-hour interview Ms. Foray discussed her start in radio and her transition to voice-over for animation and television. Some of the characters voiced for classic Warner Bros. animation include “Granny” in “Tweety and Sylvester” and “Witch Hazel.”  She then went on to create and voice her most famous character, Rocket J. Squirrel on “The Bullwinkle Show.”  Other television shows she discussed include “The Twilight Zone,” “I Love Lucy,” “Looney Toons,” "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (she voiced Susie Who), “George of the Jungle,” and “The Smurfs.”  The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on February 23, 2000.

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  • June Foray on getting hired as a voiceover artist on <i>Bugs Bunny</i> , doing a character called "Witch Hazel", working with director Chuck Jones (and demonstrates voice)June Foray on getting hired as a voiceover artist on Bugs Bunny , doing a character called "Witch Hazel", working with director Chuck Jones (and demonstrates voice)
  • June Foray on the writers of the <i>Bullwinkle Show</i>  on which she voiced the character "Rocket J. Squirrel" and the lasting impact of "Rocky and Bullwinkle" June Foray on the writers of the Bullwinkle Show on which she voiced the character "Rocket J. Squirrel" and the lasting impact of "Rocky and Bullwinkle" 
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Chapters

  • Chapter 1
  • Full Chapter One
  • Chapter 2
  • Full Chapter Two
  • Chapter 3
  • On her work on The Bullwinkle Show
  • On working on Carson's Cellar; on david Susskind's production of Death of a Salesman
  • Chapter 4
  • On career highlights including providing the voice for "Talky Tina" on The Twilight Zone; on how she was passed over for The Flintstones; on voicing Cindy Lou Who on How the Grinch Stole Crhistmas; on her opinion of current animation; on her advice to aspiring voice actors; on how she would like to be remembered

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  • Bugs Bunny
    • June Foray on getting hired as a voiceover artist on Bugs Bunny, doing a character called "Witch Hazel", working with director Chuck Jones (and demonstrates voice)
  • Bullwinkle Show, The
    • June Foray on the writers of the Bullwinkle Show on which she voiced the character "Rocket J. Squirrel" and the lasting impact of "Rocky and Bullwinkle"  (23m 47s)
  • Carson's Cellar
    • June Foray on working on Carson's Cellar (02m 01s)
  • Flintstones, The
    • Voice artist June Foray on how she was passed over for The Flintstones after working on the pilot and how it caused a rift between her and Hanna-Barbera for many years (01m 24s)
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas
    • Voice artist June Foray on being a favorite of Chuck Jones who cast her as "Cindy Lou Who" in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (00m 51s)
    • Voice artist June Foray on not being credited on How the Grinch Stole Christmas (but how well-known it is that she provided the voice of "Cindy Lou Who") (00m 25s)
  • Twilight Zone, The
    • Voice artist June Foray on providing the voice for "Talky Tina" on The Twilight Zone: "Living Doll" (01m 09s)
    • Voice artist June Foray (who provided the voice for "Talky Tina") on the enduring popularity of The Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll" (00m 24s)

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  • Johnny Carson
    • June Foray on working on Carson's Cellar
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  • Chuck Jones
    • Voice artist June Foray on being a favorite of Chuck Jones who cast her as "Cindy Lou Who" in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (00m 51s)
  • Jay Ward
    • June Foray on Jay Ward (01m 56s)

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  • Pop Culture > Characters & Catchphrases
    • Voice artist June Foray on providing the voice for "Talky Tina" on The Twilight Zone: "Living Doll" (01m 09s)
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Submitted by bowfrog on Sun, 2010-10-31 18:26.

did not know she was nell fenwick.

Submitted by dukeuke1 on Wed, 2010-09-15 18:37.

THIS is THEE Queen of it ALL ,wake -up!!!

Submitted by fossafun on Sat, 2010-07-31 04:00.

She is so pretty. I think it is really a credit to her talent that her looks didn't detour her into the Hollywood mill in such a sexist age. It's too bad that same sexism kept her name from becoming as well known as Mel Blanc's.
I'd love to see her bio on film. It could be Oscar worthy on many platforms.

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