Mel Blanc

AKA:

The Man of Thousand Voices

Birth Name:

Melvin Jerome Blank

Birth Date:

May 30, 1908

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California

Death Date:

July 10, 1989

Place of Death:

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Age:

Cause of Death:

Emphysema and heart disease

Cemetery Name:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Show Business

Known as "The Man of Thousand Voices" Mel Blanc developed and performed nearly 400 distinct character voices including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd with precision and a uniquely expressive vocal range.

During more than 50 years in show business, Blanc provided voices for some 3,000 cartoons produced by various studios, but he is associated most with the work he did for Warner Bros. He created voices for an estimated 90 percent of Warner characters, including such cartoon stars as:

Bugs Bunny
Porky Pig
Foghorn Leghorn
Daffy Duck
Tweety Pie
Road Runner
Sylvester
Barney Rubble
Dino
Wile E. Coyote
Pepé Le Pew
Marvin the Martian

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

6000 Santa Monica Blvd.

Los Angeles, California, 90038

USA

North America

Map:

Map of Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California

Grave Location:

Garden of Exodus, Pinewood Section, Plot 149

Grave Location Description

Drive through the gates and straight ahead. The headstone of The Man With a Thousand Voices Mel Blanc is on the left on the road. Seriously … you can’t miss it.