Jean Vander Pyl

Few knew what she looked like, but most knew her voice: Vander Pyl was the voice behind Wilma Flintstone on Hanna-Barbera's cartoon series, The Flintstones. The show ran in prime time from 1960 to 1966, and has run in syndication since. Her son, Michael O'Mera, said she was "an anonymous celebrity. You could go out with her and nobody would recognize her." But "all she'd have to do was go 'Fr-ed!' and people would say, 'Wilma Flintstone! I grew up with you!' She'd light up the room." She indeed lit up too much: "Everybody on The Flintstones smoked and all of them ended up dying of smoking-related diseases," O'Mera said. Vander Pyl, who also was the voice of Rosie the Robot and Mrs. Spaceley on The Jetsons, died of lung cancer April 10 in Dana Point, Calif. She was 79. From This is True for 11 April 1999 Suggestions for further reading: Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques f... by Francis Glebas Amazon Price: $19.98 Customer Review: Trust the other reviews on his book so far - this is indeed a 5-star book. One of the best books on stroytelling I've come across. It reads like a cross between Scott McLoud's Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art and Making Comics: Storytelling ...   The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas Amazon Price: $40.50 Customer Review: This book is a masterpiece. I have several impressive Disney books of this style on my shelf, and this kills all of them. My version was printed in 1981. This means is has nothing later than "The Rescuers," although I see from Amazon's...   Iron Man: The Art Of Iron Man The Movie TPB by John Rhett Thomas Amazon Price:   Creating Characters with Personality: For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games, a... by Tom Bancroft Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: Great book for character design and personality. Also helps the artist determine the appropriate character style for the project. The book flows like a text book to help the artist learn more throughout the chapters.   The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons Amazon Price: $16.47   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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