Monday, January 28, 2002, 1:22:08 PM, Elizabeth Finkler wrote:
EF> Bonus question: What was Mel Blanc's normal speaking range?
Mel's natural speaking voice was a low baritone - the closest "character" voice in pitch to his own was Foghorn Leghorn, as far as I can tell.
(I've got a videotape where Mel Blanc gives an interview, so I'm basing my views on his speaking voice there).
I also remember reading an article about him right after he died - it mentioned that an expert, in examining Mel's vocal cords, commented that he'd only seen one other pair quite as remarkable - in Enrico Caruso. Don't know the context - it just made an impression at the time, as did the lithograph entitled "Speechless"...
Vicki Bryant mailto:MezzoNotte@e... Naperville, IL
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