One of the most wonderful, gifted people I have ever had the privilege of knowing was the late Daws Butler, voice of Yogi Bear and dozens of other popular cartoon characters. By "wonderful," I mean that he was loved by, insofar as I could tell, 100% of the people who ever knew or worked with him. His skill as a voice actor was legendary and obvious, but I was equally impressed with how nice he was and how supportive of new talent. An awful lot of the current generation of vocal thespians learned their craft by studying with Daws.
Here's a novelty record he made in the early sixties…
