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: The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas Amazon Price: $40.50 Customer Review: I can't review this item, because it was never received. The seller has not replied to 3 emails. Item purchased from the seller thru Amazon.com.   Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques f... by Francis Glebas Amazon Price: $26.37 Customer Review: I enjoyed this book for its insights into visual storytelling. My favorite tip is that visual communication can be constructed grammatically to form complete visual sentences one picture word at a time. At times Glebas gets a little wordy, hitting on...   The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons Amazon Price: $16.47 Customer Review: The book is surprisingly quite small and there is little substance. I was hoping for more insight into each of the cartoons they picked. Each of the 100 "greatest" (I would have used great, as greatest is as they acknowledge very up for debate) car...   Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons; Revised and Updat... by Leonard Maltin, Jerry Beck Amazon Price: $19.80 Customer Review: I ordered this hoping to get an insight into the world of golden age cartoons. What i got was a really well written, well constructed study of the era and also a lookback at some of the later cartoons of the listed studio. I really enjoyed Maltin's s...   The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books ... by Kit Laybourne Amazon Price: $17.13 Customer Review: Great book where you can find all possible types of animation. A book that you should always have with you as reference.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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