Daily Birthdays and Events in Sci-Fi, Comics and related areas

October 11, 2011

Babylon 5, Doctor Who, Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles, Rosie the Robot Maid, Winsome Witch, Captain Video, Silversun.

The voice of Wilma Flintstone and Rosie the Robot Maid was born today. Curious as to who and what else she did over the years?


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Tim Choate 1954, actor, Jeff Gale - Dark Skies (1 episode, "The Enemy Within", 1997), Zathras - Babylon 5 (4 episodes, 1994-1997), Polix - Crusade (1 episode, "The Rules of the Game", 1999).
Nicola Bryant 1962, actress, Peri Brown - Doctor Who (33 episodes, 1984-1986).
Jean Vander Pyl 1919, actress, Although her career spanned many decades, she is best remembered as the voice of Wilma Flintstone from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Flintstones. She also provided the voice for Pebbles Flintstone, as well as Rosie the Robot Maid from the animated series The Jetsons, among many others, such as Fifi in Top Cat and Winsome Witch on The Secret Squirrel Show. Her first voice role came in 1958 on an episode of The Huckleberry Hound Show, voicing an actress, she did additional voices, particularly Southern belles and Beautiful girls on Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss and The Yogi Bear Show. Later, she did the voices of Maw Rugg and her daughter Floral Rugg on a rural cartoon, Hillbilly Bears, and Winsome Witch; both shows were part of The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (1965–1968). Jean Vander Pyl was also the voice of Little Ogee on Magilla Gorilla. In the 1970s, she was the voice of Marge Huddles, the main character's wife on Where's Huddles? (playing a role similar to that of Wilma Flintstone, she was reunited on the series with her Flintstones cast members Alan Reed and Mel Blanc). Then went on to voice Mrs. Finkerton on Inch High Private Eye, Rosemary the Telephone Operator, a role that she shared with Kathy Gori on Hong Kong Phooey as well as several female characters on The Scooby Doo Show. In the 1980s and 1990s, the talented voice actress did voices on The Mister T Show and Mrs. Slaghoople on The Flintstone Kids. But, she mostly reprised Wilma Flintstone on spin-off series and films, such as The Flintstone Comedy Show, The New Fred and Barney Show, The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, I Yabba-Dabba Do!, Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby, and A Flintstones Christmas Carol. The actress' last voice roles were again as Wilma Flintstone on The Cartoon Cartoon Show episode "Dino Stay Out" in 1995, on The Flintstones Christmas in Bedrock in 1996 and even on The Weird Al Show in 1997.
Wally West 1903, actor, Henchman J. Kraft - Dick Tracy (1937/I)[Chs. 2-3, 6, 8, 10-11, 13], Henchman in Office - Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)[Ch. 2], Spectator at Fire - Superman (1948)[Ch. 2] / State Trooper [Ch.9], Pursuit Cop - Batman and Robin (1949)[Ch. 15], Henchman Dorr - Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)[Chs. 1, 6, 9], Henchman - Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere (1951)[Chs. 10-12].


Events

1968, Star Trek:TOS, "And the Children Shall Lead" airs.
1988, Filming begins on Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. The first scene filmed is Harve Bennett's cameo as "Admiral Bob".
1995, Babylon 5 Episode 41 - "Divided Loyalties" first aired
2000, Star Trek:Voyager, "Imperfection" airs.
2004, Silversun airs on ABC

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