June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an American voice actress, best known as the voice of many animated characters (particularly Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Cindy Lou Who and Granny). Her career has encompassed radio, theatrical shorts, feature films, television, record albums (particularly with Stan Freberg), video games, talking toys and other media. Foray was also one of the founding members of ASIFA-Hollywood, the society devoted to promot...
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June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an American voice actress, best known as the voice of many animated characters (particularly Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Cindy Lou Who and Granny). Her career has encompassed radio, theatrical shorts, feature films, television, record albums (particularly with Stan Freberg), video games, talking toys and other media. Foray was also one of the founding members of ASIFA-Hollywood, the society devoted to promoting and encouraging animation.
Foray was born June Lucille Forer, the second of three children (the other two were her elder brother Bertram and younger sister Geraldine) of Maurice Forer and Ida E. Robinson in Springfield, Massachusetts, on September 18, 1917 (but some sources cite 1918, 1919 and 1920 as her year of birth). There her voice was first broadcast in a local radio drama when she was 12 years old; by age 15, she was doing regular radio voice work. Two years later, she moved to Los Angeles, California, and soon became a popular...
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