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What was Mel's birthname?

Melvin Jerome Blank. Mel was born in San Francisco on May 30, 1908.

In his first animated cartoon appearance, Mel was the voice of this character.

Fiddling Mouse. Mel's first voice was as Fiddling Mouse in 1937's "The Fella With the Fiddle".

During World War II, Mel Blanc did the voice of what character in humorous Army training films?

Pvt. Snafu. Private Snafu was created by Theodore Geisel, later to become world famous as Dr. Seuss, and Phil Eastman.

Which of Mel's characters would say "Thufferin' thuccotash!"

Sylvester. These immortal words were first uttered in the 1945 cartoon "Life with Feathers" which was nominated for an Oscar that year.

Which character's voice was not successfully done by Mel Blanc?

Elmer Fudd. Arthur Q. Bryan was the voice of Elmer Fudd. When he died in 1959 even Mel Blanc tried, but was unable to replace him satisfactorily.

What character's unique laugh was created by Mel for Walter Lantz?

Woody Woodpecker. Woody had a guest appearance in the 1988 film 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'.

Which of Mel's characters would say, "I t'ought I taw a putty-tat"?

Tweety Bird. In 1998 Tweety and his adversary, Sylvester Pussycat were the immortalized on a U.S. postage stamp.

The voice-overs for several episodes of this cartoon series were made from a hospital room.

The Flintstones. Mel was in a near fatal car wreck in 1962 while the 'Flintstones' was still in production. This necessitated moving the cast and crew to his hospital room.

Other than the voices of cartoon characters, Mel's vocal sound effects also included this.

Jack Benny's 'Maxwell' automobile. Mel improvised the sound effect when the recording failed. This was so popular that it became a regular part of the show.

What is the epitaph on his headstone at his burial site in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood?

That's All Folks!. A fitting tribute to a man who gave us all Bugs Bunny despite being allergic to carrots.