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: $20.97 Customer Review: There are a myriad of books being written about animation, about story, about how it's all done. There are authors who have made a living being authors - that is, their primary trade is writing books about things. Other authors have dabbled in the fi...   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...   Futurama 2010 Wall Calendar by Matt Groening Amazon Price: $13.99 Customer Review: I really like the style they took this year of the old comic book look. Sure, it is not as colorful as past calenders, but I can live with it for a year. I have been getting these calenders since they started them, and I think they just wanted to try...   Creating Characters with Personality: For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games, a... by Tom Bancroft Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: This book is perfect for those who'd like to learn how to draw disney style characters. I particullary like the final pages where the author talks about the diversity of styles, including comic book style, feature animation, cg animation, tv/web anim...   Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons; Revised and Updat... by Leonard Maltin, Jerry Beck Amazon Price: $19.80 Customer Review: Leonard Maltin wrote one of the best books on the history of what is now called the "golden age" of the Hollywood theatrical cartoons. (As should be clear by the cover of the book, which shows the silhouettes of famous cartoon characters, from the 20...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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