Paul Winchell
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Paul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, humanitarian, and inventor whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1954, he hosted The Paul Winchell Show, which also
Winchell in 1951
Winchell with Jerry Mahoney (left) and Knucklehead Smiff (right) in 1958
Winchell with his older daughter and Jerry Mahoney in the Howdy Doody studio audience, c. 1948
The Aristocats
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The Aristocats is a 1970 American animated musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, and based on a story by
Paul Winchell
…Sing a Song with Pooh Bear in 1999 (though some of Winchell's vocals from previous Pooh animations were included). Other Disney roles included parts in The Aristocats as a Siamese cat named Shun Gon, and The Fox and the Hound as Boomer the woodpecker. He was also the original voice of Zummi Gummi on the TV series…
Original theatrical release poster
Before his death in 1966, Walt Disney contacted Phil Harris (pictured here) to voice Thomas O'Malley.
Maurice Chevalier (pictured here) was brought out of retirement to sing the title song.