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|name = Danny Webb |
|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 |
|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) |
|died = September 16, 1983 (aged 77) |
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| − | '''David "Danny" Weberman''' (May 24, 1906 - September 16, 1983) was |
+ | '''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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== 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 |
+ | 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> |
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]]". |
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]]. |
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== Looney Roles == |
== Looney Roles == |
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* [[Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs]] (1943) - Queen (uncredited) |
* [[Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs]] (1943) - Queen (uncredited) |
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* [[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]] |
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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
- The CooCoo Nut Grove (1936) - Walter Winchell Mouse (uncredited)
- Clean Pastures (1937) - Various (uncredited)
- Porky's Super Service (1937) - Brat (uncredited)
- Plenty of Money and You (1937) - (uncredited)[3]
- Speaking of the Weather (1937) - (uncredited)[4]
- Egghead Rides Again (1937) - Egghead (one line) (uncredited)
- September in the Rain (1937) - Various (uncredited)
- Daffy Duck & Egghead (1938) - Egghead (uncredited)
- Katnip Kollege (1938) - (uncredited)[5]
- Cinderella Meets Fella (1938) - Egghead (uncredited)
- A-Lad-In Bagdad (1938) - Egghead (uncredited)
- Cracked Ice (1938) - Charlie McCarthy (uncredited)
- A Feud There Was (1938) - (uncredited)[6]
- Porky in Egypt (1938) - Humpty Bumpty (uncredited)
- You're an Education (1938) - (uncredited)[7]
- Count Me Out (1938) - Egghead (uncredited)
- The Lone Stranger and Porky (1939) - Indian in mirror (uncredited)
- A Day at the Zoo (1939) - Second Elk Named Bill, Owl, Parrot, Jail-Bird, and Second Panther (uncredited)
- Porky's Movie Mystery (1939) - Police Chief (uncredited)
- Chicken Jitters (1939) - Fox (uncredited)
- Bars and Stripes Forever (1939) - Prison Guard and Other Prisoners (uncredited)
- Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939) - Killer Diller (uncredited)
- Believe It Or Else (1939) - Egghead, Old Man in Jail, and Chippofoski (uncredited)
- Naughty Neighbors (1939) - Duck (uncredited)
- Fresh Fish (1939) - Teacher Fish (uncredited)
- Porky's Last Stand (1940) - Various (uncredited)[8]
- Pied Piper Porky (1939) - Mouse (uncredited)
- Slap Happy Pappy (1940) - Andy Devine chicken, Ned Sparks chicken, and Walter Winchell bird (uncredited)
- Malibu Beach Party (1940) - Most male actors (uncredited)
- All This and Rabbit Stew (1941) - Black Hunter (uncredited)
- Wacky Blackout (1942) - (uncredited)[9]
- Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943) - Queen (uncredited)
- Life with Feathers (1945) - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
References
- ↑ https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2014/09/danny-webb.html
- ↑ 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)"
- ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
- ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
- ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
- ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
- ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand voices
- ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
- ↑ Ohmart, Ben, Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices