Veteran stage actor George S. Irving will be honored on December 8 with the 17th Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre.
As this piece notes, Mr. Irving made his Broadway debut in the chorus of Oklahoma! and won a Tony Award for his performance in Irene, along with appearing in dozens of Broadway shows including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Two's Company, Can-Can, Bells Are Ringing, Call Me Mister, An Evening With Richard Nixon and…, I Remember Mama, The Pirates of Penzance and Me and My Girl. But I hope someone will mention at the ceremony that he's worked extensively as a cartoon voice actor, including his stint as a cast member of the show, Underdog.