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  2. Bill Thompson (voice actor) - Wikipedia

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    William H. Thompson, known professionally as Bill Thompson (July 8, 1913 – July 15, 1971), was an American radio personality and voice actor, whose career stretched from the 1930s until his death. He was a featured comedian playing multiple roles on the Fibber McGee and Molly radio series, and was the voice of Droopy in most of the Metro ...

  3. List of vaudeville performers: A–K - Wikipedia

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    A vaudeville performer is sometimes known as a "vaudevillian". Comic duo consisting of William (Bud) Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974) and Lou Costello (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959). Abbott began working in vaudeville in 1918, producing a "tab show" on the Gus Sun circuit with his wife.

  4. Daws Butler - Wikipedia

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    At MGM, Avery wanted Butler to take on the voice of Droopy, at a time when Bill Thompson was unavailable due to radio engagements. Butler did a few lines, then recommended Don Messick, another actor and Butler's lifelong friend, who was better at imitating Thompson. Messick voiced Droopy in several shorts.

  5. List of old-time American radio people - Wikipedia

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    Listed below are actors and personalities heard on vintage radio programs, ... (actor) Oscar Brown, Jr. [1] ... Bill Thompson; Kay Thompson; Tedi Thurman;

  6. William H. Macy - Wikipedia

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    Macy was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Georgia and Maryland. [4] His father, William Hall Macy Sr. (1922–2007), was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal for flying a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in World War II; he later ran a construction company in Atlanta, Georgia, and worked for Dun & Bradstreet before taking over a Cumberland, Maryland-based insurance agency ...

  7. The Boat That Rocked - Wikipedia

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    The Boat That Rocked (titled Pirate Radio in North America [5]) is a 2009 comedy drama film written and directed by Richard Curtis about pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of Philip Seymour Hoffman , Bill Nighy , Rhys Ifans , Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh .

  8. Fred Thompson - Wikipedia

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    Fred Thompson. Freddie Dalton Thompson[4] (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003.

  9. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - Wikipedia

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    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is a radio drama that aired on CBS Radio from February 18, 1949 to September 30, 1962. [1][2] The first several seasons imagined protagonist Johnny Dollar as a private investigator drama, with Charles Russell, Edmond O'Brien and John Lund portraying Dollar in succession over the years.