Okay, listen up. June Foray's autobiography will be making its debut at the Comic-Con International next week. Earl Kress and I helped her with it and Leonard Maltin did the foreword but forget about us. This is June Foray…the First Lady of Cartoon Voices. The voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel. The voice of Natasha and Granny and Nell Fenwick and Jokey Smurf and more commercials and other cartoons than you could ever imagine. It's a book about her, Chuck Jones, Stan Freberg, Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Jay Ward, Bill Scott and a whole golden era of animation and kids' records and entertainment.
If you've ever loved anything June has done, you want this book, which is lavishly illustrated with photos from her private files. And you especially want to buy it at the Comic-Con because June will be there to sign it for you.
It will only be available at the booth of the Van Eaton Gallery, which is space 501. They'll be the only ones in the hall who have it. June will be there from 5 PM to 6 PM on Friday, 4 PM to 6 PM on Saturday and 1 PM to 2 PM on Sunday. She may be there other times, as well but that's the schedule. They'll have signed copies at other hours but she might not be there to personalize them to you.
They may also run out. The book printed yesterday and the printer will only be able to get a certain number there in time. So when they're gone, they're gone 'til after the con when more arrive. (But do yourself a favor and pick up Darryl Van Citters' new book on the making of Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol, which Van Eaton will also have. Looks great.)
June, by the way, will also be appearing on a special spotlight panel on Saturday at 2:30 PM in room 5AB. The room's not nearly big enough to hold all her fans so get there early. She'll be interviewed by Earl and me, and she'll participate in a special cartoon script reading with a couple of other talented voice actors.
In a week or so here, I hope to be able to post info on how you can order a signed copy of June's book over the Internet. But if you can't wait, remember: Van Eaton Gallery. Space 501. Must visit.