Over at www.juneforay.com, we arranged things so you could order a copy of June Foray's autobiography and get it autographed by the first lady of cartoon voicing, herself…the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, Granny and countless others. Many of you realized what a great opportunity this was and you ordered. Others of you have been putting it off…so here's fair warning. When our current supply is out, we're going to stop shlepping copies over to June's house to sign or making her come over to my place.
The book will still be available after that…and if you happen to be someplace where June's appearing, she'll be glad to sign a copy for you. But you'll no longer be able to just buy an autographed copy for a few clicks. It will only get more difficult.
Did You Grow Up With Me, Too? is the story of the Queen of Voiceover, the legendary June Foray. My pal Earl Kress and I helped her with the text and designed the book…but it's June's story, told in (mostly) her own words. You'll read how a short person from Springfield came to have the biggest — well, let's say most in-demand — mouth in Hollywood. June writes of her days working for Warner Brothers cartoons for Chuck Jones and other legendary directors there; of performing with Stan Freberg on his records and radio show; of working on the top radio programs of the forties, including a series with Steve Allen; of becoming the Squirrel half of "Moose and Squirrel" for Jay Ward; of founding the Hollywood chapter of ASIFA, the International Animation Society; of looping and dubbing major motion pictures…and so much more. All of this is illustrated with photos from June's private collection.
Enough sales pitch. If you're a fan of June's — and how could you not be? — get your order in while we're still doing this. You'll regret it if you don't.