It's not nice to reveal a lady's age so I'll just say that today, June Foray has every reason to be proud of the number she's achieved. But then she has loads of things to be proud of, starting with the most incredible career anyone has ever had in voiceover. She started in radio's Golden Age and is still working. These days, the schedule includes voicing Granny on a new, forthcoming series of Looney Tunes. When she first began supplying the sound of the senior citizen who owns Tweety and Sylvester, she was a young thing sounding that old. Now, it's not so much of a stretch.
The real acting now comes when she plays a ten-year-old boy…which she can still do. She can also still sound like Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Natasha Fatale and Dudley Do-Right's girl friend and all the other memorable characters she's brought to life over the years. I don't understand how this is humanly possible. (I also don't understand why she doesn't wear or need glasses…)
It has been suggested that June is so good at playing witches because she is one. She played one for me in an upcoming episode of The Garfield Show and…well, the way she effortlessly slipped into the role made me a bit suspicious but only a bit. I don't think she's enchanted. In fact, I'm just about sure it's not so. I'm wishing her a Happy Birthday here today because I love her and all the wonderful things she's done in and for the world of animation. And also because I'm afraid she'll turn me into a toad.