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{{Infobox Real Person|image = [[File:Actor 7040.jpg|250px]]|name = Danny Webb|alternate names = Dave Weber|occupation(s) = Voice actor|born = David Weberman<br>May 24, 1906<br>[[File:USA Flag.png|20px]] New York City, New York|died = September 16, 1983 (aged 77)}}'''David "Danny" Weberman''' (May 24, 1906 - September 16, 1983) was a voice-actor, known for ''A Star Is Shorn'' (1939), ''City of Missing Girls'' (1941) and ''[[September in the Rain]]'' (1937).
  
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|image = [[File:Danny webb.jpg|250px]]
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|name = Danny Webb
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|alternate names = Dave Weber
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|born = David Weberman<br>May 24, 1906<br>[[File:USA Flag.png|20px]] New York City
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|died = September 16, 1983 (aged 77)
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|occupation(s) = Voice actor
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|years active = 1930s-1983
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'''David "Danny" Weberman''' (May 24, 1906 - September 16, 1983) was an American voice actor, known for ''A Star Is Shorn'' (1939), ''City of Missing Girls'' (1941) and "[[September in the Rain]]" (1937).
   
 
== Early Life ==
  
== Early Life ==
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Webb was born David Weberman in New York City on May 24, 1906, the third child of Herman and Lena Weberman. His father emigrated to America from Budapest in 1887 and was in the fur business as a cutter and a salesman.
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Webb was born David Weberman in New York City, the third child of Herman and Lena Weberman. His father emigrated to America from Budapest in 1887 and was in the fur business as a cutter and a salesman.
   
 
== Career ==
  
== Career ==
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When Webb arrived in Hollywood, he was using the name Dave Weber. He did celebrity impersonations on the on the Burns & Allen anniversary show along with doing voice work for a Screen Gems cartoon including "Sing Time," where he impersonated Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee, Eddie Cantor, Andy Devine and others. <ref>https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2014/09/danny-webb.html</ref>
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When Webb arrived in Hollywood, he was using the name Dave Weber. He did celebrity impersonations on the on the Burns & Allen anniversary show along with doing voice work for a Screen Gems cartoon called "Sing Time," where he impersonated Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee, Eddie Cantor, Andy Devine and others.<ref>https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2014/09/danny-webb.html</ref>
   
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He started working for [[Warner Bros.]] in the mid 1930s and his first cartoon was "[[The CooCoo Nut Grove]]." He also voiced [[Egghead]] in "[[Daffy Duck & Egghead]]" and did voices for the 1939 [[Merrie Melodies]] "[[A Day at the Zoo]]."
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He started working for [[Warner Bros.]] in the mid 1930s and his first cartoon was "[[The CooCoo Nut Grove]]." He also voiced [[Egghead]] in "[[Daffy Duck & Egghead]]" and did voices for the 1939 ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' "[[A Day at the Zoo]]".
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Webb, for a brief time, voiced the Disney character Goofy after [[Pinto Colvig]] had a falling with Walt Disney and left the studio.<ref name="Canemaker">{{cite book|author=Canemaker, John|year=2006|title=Paper Dreams: The Art And Artists Of Disney Storyboards|publisher=Disney Edition|page=86|isbn=978-0786863075}} "After four years, Walt apparently forgave Colvig for he returned to Disney to record Goofy's voice for the next twenty-six years. (During his absence Goofy was recorded by a Colvig imitator named Danny Webb)"</ref>
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In 1941 after Mel Blanc signed a contract with [[Leon Schlesinger]] in which he exclusively did voice work for Warner Bros., Webb became the first person to succeed Blanc as the voice of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Woodpecker Woody Woodpecker]. He voiced the character for two shorts until he enlisted in the army and was succeeded by [[Kent Rogers]].
   
 
== Looney Roles ==
  
== Looney Roles ==
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* [[The CooCoo Nut Grove]] (1936) - Mouse (uncredited)
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* [[The CooCoo Nut Grove]] (1936) - Walter Winchell Mouse (uncredited)
 
* [[Clean Pastures]] (1937) - Various (uncredited)
  
* [[Clean Pastures]] (1937) - Various (uncredited)
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* [[Plenty of Money and You]] (1937) - (uncredited)
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* [[Porky's Super Service]] (1937) - Brat (uncredited)
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* [[Speaking of the Weather]] (1937) - (uncredited)
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* [[Plenty of Money and You]] (1937) - (uncredited)<ref>Ohmart, Ben, ''Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices''</ref>
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* [[Speaking of the Weather]] (1937) - (uncredited)<ref>Ohmart, Ben, ''Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices''</ref>
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* [[September in the Rain]] (1937) - Various
  
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* [[Daffy Duck & Egghead]] (1938) - [[Egghead]] (uncredited)
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* [[Egghead Rides Again]] (1937) - [[Egghead]] (one line) (uncredited)
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* [[Katnip Kollege]] (1938) - (uncredited)
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* [[September in the Rain]] (1937) - Various (uncredited)
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* [[Cracked Ice]] (1938) - (uncredited)
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* [[Daffy Duck & Egghead]] (1938) - Egghead (uncredited)
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* [[A Feud There Was]] (1938) - (uncredited)
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* [[Katnip Kollege]] (1938) - (uncredited)<ref>Ohmart, Ben, ''Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices''</ref>
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* [[Cinderella Meets Fella]] (1938) - Egghead (uncredited)
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* [[A-Lad-In Bagdad]] (1938) - Egghead (uncredited)
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* [[Cracked Ice]] (1938) - Charlie McCarthy (uncredited)
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* [[A Feud There Was]] (1938) - (uncredited)<ref>Ohmart, Ben, ''Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices''</ref>
 
* [[Porky in Egypt]] (1938) - Humpty Bumpty (uncredited)
  
* [[Porky in Egypt]] (1938) - Humpty Bumpty (uncredited)
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* [[You're an Education]] (1938) - (uncredited)<ref>Ohmart, Ben, ''Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand voices''</ref>
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* [[Count Me Out]] (1938) - Egghead (uncredited)
 
* [[The Lone Stranger and Porky]] (1939) - Indian in mirror (uncredited)
  
* [[The Lone Stranger and Porky]] (1939) - Indian in mirror (uncredited)
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* [[It's an Ill Wind]] (1939) - Dippy Goose (uncredited)
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* [[A Day at the Zoo]] (1939) - Second Elk Named Bill, Owl, Parrot, Jail-Bird, and Second Panther (uncredited)
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* [[Porky's Movie Mystery]] (1939) - Police Chief (uncredited)
 
* [[Chicken Jitters]] (1939) - Fox (uncredited)
  
* [[Chicken Jitters]] (1939) - Fox (uncredited)
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* [[Bars and Stripes Forever]] (1939) - Prison Guard and Other Prisoners (uncredited)
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* [[Thugs with Dirty Mugs]] (1939) - Killer Diller (uncredited)
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* [[Believe It Or Else]] (1939) - Egghead, Old Man in Jail, and Chippofoski (uncredited)
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* [[Naughty Neighbors]] (1939) - Duck (uncredited)
 
* [[Fresh Fish]] (1939) - Teacher Fish (uncredited)
  
* [[Fresh Fish]] (1939) - Teacher Fish (uncredited)
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* [[Porky's Last Stand]] (1940) - Various (uncredited)
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* [[Porky's Last Stand]] (1940) - Various (uncredited)<ref>Ohmart, Ben, ''Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices''</ref>
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* [[Pied Piper Porky]] (1939) - Mouse (uncredited)
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* [[Slap Happy Pappy]] (1940) - Andy Devine chicken, Ned Sparks chicken, and Walter Winchell bird (uncredited)
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* [[Malibu Beach Party]] (1940) - Most male actors (uncredited)
 
* [[All This and Rabbit Stew]] (1941) - Black Hunter (uncredited)
  
* [[All This and Rabbit Stew]] (1941) - Black Hunter (uncredited)
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* [[Wacky Blackout]] (1942) - (uncredited)<ref>Ohmart, Ben, ''Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices''</ref>
 
* [[Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs]] (1943) - Queen (uncredited)
  
* [[Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs]] (1943) - Queen (uncredited)
 
* [[Life with Feathers]] (1945) - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
  
* [[Life with Feathers]] (1945) - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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also see [[:Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Danny Webb]]
  
   
 
== References ==
  
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Revision as of 19:45, 29 May 2020

David "Danny" Weberman (May 24, 1906 - September 16, 1983) was an American voice actor, known for A Star Is Shorn (1939), City of Missing Girls (1941) and "September in the Rain" (1937).

Early Life

Webb was born David Weberman in New York City, the third child of Herman and Lena Weberman. His father emigrated to America from Budapest in 1887 and was in the fur business as a cutter and a salesman.

Career

When Webb arrived in Hollywood, he was using the name Dave Weber. He did celebrity impersonations on the on the Burns & Allen anniversary show along with doing voice work for a Screen Gems cartoon called "Sing Time," where he impersonated Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee, Eddie Cantor, Andy Devine and others.[1]

He started working for Warner Bros. in the mid 1930s and his first cartoon was "The CooCoo Nut Grove." He also voiced Egghead in "Daffy Duck & Egghead" and did voices for the 1939 Merrie Melodies "A Day at the Zoo".

Webb, for a brief time, voiced the Disney character Goofy after Pinto Colvig had a falling with Walt Disney and left the studio.[2]

In 1941 after Mel Blanc signed a contract with Leon Schlesinger in which he exclusively did voice work for Warner Bros., Webb became the first person to succeed Blanc as the voice of Woody Woodpecker. He voiced the character for two shorts until he enlisted in the army and was succeeded by Kent Rogers.

Looney Roles

References

  1. ↑ https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2014/09/danny-webb.html
  2. ↑ Canemaker, John (2006). Paper Dreams: The Art And Artists Of Disney Storyboards. Disney Edition, page 86. ISBN 978-0786863075.  "After four years, Walt apparently forgave Colvig for he returned to Disney to record Goofy's voice for the next twenty-six years. (During his absence Goofy was recorded by a Colvig imitator named Danny Webb)"
  3. ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
  4. ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
  5. ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
  6. ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
  7. ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand voices
  8. ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
  9. ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
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