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Voices behind Tigger, Piglet die Monday, June 27, 2005

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Posted 27 June 2005 - 07:08 PM

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Monday, June 27, 2005

The two actors who provided the voices of Tigger and Piglet in the Winnie the Pooh films have died within a day of each other.

Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger, died Friday morning in his sleep at his home in California. John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet, passed away on Saturday.

Winchell had a long career as a master ventriloquist, inventor and children's TV host, but he may be best known for his work as the friendly tiger in the animated versions of A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh books. Winchell, who gave Tigger the trademark lisp, voiced him from 1968 to 1999.

The 82-year-old was also the voice of other animated characters for Disney and Hanna-Barbera, including the character of Gargamel in The Smurfs. He brought dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff to life on television.

Winchell also held 30 patents, including one for an artificial heart, a disposable razor and a flameless cigarette lighter. He donated his early artificial heart to the University of Utah for research. Dr. Robert Jarvik and other researchers at the university went on to construct the first artificial heart implanted into humans.

http://www.cbc.ca/st...iglet_0506.html

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Posted 27 June 2005 - 08:17 PM

Does that mean no more Winnie the Pooh movies that my parents makes me take my brother to watch them?
HOORAY!

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John Fiedler rest in peace. pinch.gif
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Posted 27 June 2005 - 08:17 PM

i would have not liked to have been the voice of winne on the sunday...
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Posted 28 June 2005 - 01:43 AM

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Posted 30 June 2005 - 01:06 AM

Eh, it sort of like those ciggarett lighters you find in cars. It's sort of like electricly heating up a metal really hot, then putting your cig to it and it lights. Quite nifty.

I loved that show, damn I miss the old days of Disney and Nickolodian.
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 10:34 PM

'Twas spelled Nickelodeon after the old thingys that only cost a nickel to use. Salute Your Shorts, Ren & Stimpy, Doug... Good times when I was wee and at a house that had cable.

The guy who did the voice of Tony the Tiger died recently too, if I recall.
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