The voices of Piglet and Tigger have passed away

[jaerdaph]

Ventriloquist Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger and dummy Jerry Mahoney, and actor John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet and Mr. Peterson on The Bob Newhart Show, have both passed away over the weekend. Mr. Winchell was 82, Mr. Fiedler 80.

 

[der_kluge]

Oh bother...

 

[Asmo]

Ventriloquist Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger and dummy Jerry Mahoney, and actor John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet and Mr. Peterson on The Bob Newhart Show, have both passed away over the weekend. Mr. Winchell was 82, Mr. Fiedler 80.

There´s a thread where this kind of stuff goes:

http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=112662

 

[Angel Tarragon]

My sister is not going to like hearing about this!

 

[Laurel]

"Pooh, promise me you won't forget about me, ever. Not even when I am a hundred."
Pooh thought for a little.
"How old shall I be then?"
"Ninety-nine."
Pooh nodded. "I promise," he said.
--House at Pooh Corner

"Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants as much kindness as Roo."

 

[Angel Tarragon]

My sister has gone into mourning.

 

[jaerdaph]

When I was about 11, I was really into ventriloquism, so much so that my father actually took me to an annual convention of ventriloquists somewhere in Kentucky (Vent Haven Museum, I believe). My father called me to tell me that the ventriloquist we had met there had died. Actually, we had met Jimmy Nelson (of Danny O'Day and Farfel the Dog fame).

I was a weird kid. EDIT: But I have the world's coolest and most supportive father in the world.

 

[The_lurkeR]

sad