Cecil H. Roy (October 2, 1900 – January 26, 1995) was an American radio actress who was well known in radio broadcasting of the 1930s and 1940s as The Girl of a Thousand Voices.[1]
The "Girl of a Thousand Voices" label came about due to her ability to immediately shift through a wide range of characters and ages, from an elderly woman to a crying baby.[3]
Roy's roles on radio programs included those shown in the following table.
Her recordings for children included the role of Winnie the Pooh on a recording with Jimmy Stewart,[3] and Cindy Bear on a Yogi Bear record.[7] Through Replica Records, Roy released at least one 33 rpm recording ("Helen's Holiday"), as well as three 45 rpm recordings with Helen Searles Westbrook and Betty Barrie: 1) Buddy's Butterfly 2) The Thistle/Buddy's Garden 3) Christmas Eve/Plasco Toys.[citation needed]
Personal lifeedit
Roy spoke German and French and sang in Italian and French. She was reported to have a "polished repertoire of 20 dialects."[2] Her long-time partner, Beni (missing last name), was a hairdresser in New York City. His clientele included many Broadway and vaudeville stars. Cecil Roy also lived in Cozy Lake, Oak Ridge, New Jersey. Her "summer" or weekend home was a place where she entertained many of the neighborhood children with her accordion, singing, and voice talents.
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In her last years, she lived in the Actors' Fund Home Extended Care Facility in Englewood, New Jersey, where she died in 1995 at age 94. She was survived by her son, Richard, of Montclair, New Jersey; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN978-0-7864-2834-2. P. 233.
^ abcd"CBS Radio". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Texas, Lubbock. July 15, 1956. p. 59. Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abc"Cecil H. Roy; Voice for Animated Films, 94", The New York Times, February 11, 1995.
^"Milkman's Adventures To Be on New Schedule". The Evening News. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. April 14, 1937. p. 33. Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abcdefTerrace, Vincent (1999).Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 21.
^"High Frequency Questions". The Nebraska State Journal. Nebraska, Lincoln. February 28, 1943. p. 32. Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^Don M. Yowp (July 21, 2010). "But He Was a Great Psychotic Motorboat". Stuff about early Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. And although the album cover is silent, Billboard magazine of the day revealed the identity of the woman lending a drawl to Cindy Bear on this LP. She had a bit of experience in the world of cartoon characters herself, having played Casper the Friendly Ghost and on Little Audrey and Little Lulu shorts for Famous Studios. She's none other than Cecil Roy.
cecil, cecil, october, 1900, january, 1995, american, radio, actress, well, known, radio, broadcasting, 1930s, 1940s, girl, thousand, voices, borncecil, 1900, october, 1900saint, paul, minnesota, diedjanuary, 1995, 1995, aged, englewood, jersey, occupation, ra. Cecil H Roy October 2 1900 January 26 1995 was an American radio actress who was well known in radio broadcasting of the 1930s and 1940s as The Girl of a Thousand Voices 1 Cecil RoyBornCecil H Roy 1900 10 02 October 2 1900Saint Paul Minnesota U S DiedJanuary 26 1995 1995 01 26 aged 94 Englewood New Jersey U S Occupation s Radio performer animation voice performer Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Animation 2 2 Recordings 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editBorn in St Paul Minnesota she grew up in Oklahoma Her father was an opera singer 2 Career editSoon entered radio during the 1930s appearing on The Rise of the Goldbergs The Henry Aldrich Show Pepper Young s Family Marthy and Elmer and many other programs 3 The Girl of a Thousand Voices label came about due to her ability to immediately shift through a wide range of characters and ages from an elderly woman to a crying baby 3 Roy s roles on radio programs included those shown in the following table Program RoleThe Adventures of Dari Dan Stanley Hall 4 Amanda of Honeymoon Hill Aunt Mazie 5 Aunt Jenny s Real Life Stories infant 2 Big Sister Jerry Jr 6 Kaltenmeyer s Kindergarten Daisy Dean 5 187 Ma Perkins Junior Fitz 5 335 The Timid Soul Madge Milquetoast 5 187 Quiet Please Carol Sue 5 187 She also was featured enacting dilemmas on Daily Dilemmas 5 89 Animation edit Between 1943 and 1964 she provided voices for numerous animated cartoons specializing in children s voices originating the voice of Little Lulu 2 She also did the voice of Casper in the Casper the Friendly Ghost theatrical animated series of the 1940s and 1950s citation needed Recordings edit Her recordings for children included the role of Winnie the Pooh on a recording with Jimmy Stewart 3 and Cindy Bear on a Yogi Bear record 7 Through Replica Records Roy released at least one 33 rpm recording Helen s Holiday as well as three 45 rpm recordings with Helen Searles Westbrook and Betty Barrie 1 Buddy s Butterfly 2 The Thistle Buddy s Garden 3 Christmas Eve Plasco Toys citation needed Personal life editRoy spoke German and French and sang in Italian and French She was reported to have a polished repertoire of 20 dialects 2 Her long time partner Beni missing last name was a hairdresser in New York City His clientele included many Broadway and vaudeville stars Cecil Roy also lived in Cozy Lake Oak Ridge New Jersey Her summer or weekend home was a place where she entertained many of the neighborhood children with her accordion singing and voice talents Death editIn her last years she lived in the Actors Fund Home Extended Care Facility in Englewood New Jersey where she died in 1995 at age 94 She was survived by her son Richard of Montclair New Jersey four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren citation needed References edit DeLong Thomas A 1996 Radio Stars An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers 1920 through 1960 McFarland amp Company Inc ISBN 978 0 7864 2834 2 P 233 a b c d CBS Radio Lubbock Avalanche Journal Texas Lubbock July 15 1956 p 59 Retrieved August 13 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c Cecil H Roy Voice for Animated Films 94 The New York Times February 11 1995 Milkman s Adventures To Be on New Schedule The Evening News Pennsylvania Harrisburg April 14 1937 p 33 Retrieved August 13 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c d e f Terrace Vincent 1999 Radio Programs 1924 1984 A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows McFarland amp Company Inc ISBN 978 0 7864 4513 4 P 21 High Frequency Questions The Nebraska State Journal Nebraska Lincoln February 28 1943 p 32 Retrieved August 13 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp Don M Yowp July 21 2010 But He Was a Great Psychotic Motorboat Stuff about early Hanna Barbera Cartoons And although the album cover is silent Billboard magazine of the day revealed the identity of the woman lending a drawl to Cindy Bear on this LP She had a bit of experience in the world of cartoon characters herself having played Casper the Friendly Ghost and on Little Audrey and Little Lulu shorts for Famous Studios She s none other than Cecil Roy External links editCecil Roy at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cecil Roy amp oldid 1153227998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
