Estelle Rosenbaum Blanc

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Birth: Jul. 12, 1910 Denver Denver County Colorado, USA Death: Jan. 12, 2003 Santa Monica Los Angeles County California, USA

Wife of Mel Blanc. Estelle Rosenbaum began her career in early radio with soon-to-be husband Mel in 1932 in Portland, Oregon where they co-hosted a one-hour radio show called COBWEBS AND NUTS. Married in 1933, the couple moved to Los Angeles in 1936. There, Mel joined Warner Bros. where he gained fame as the signature voices of the characters Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester & Tweety, Tazmanian Devil, Wyle E. Coyote, Roadrunner and Woody Woodpecker. In every respect "the woman behind the man," Estelle assisted husband Mel with all aspects of his career during their 50-year marriage. When Mel was involved in an automobile accident in 1961, Estelle built a recording studio in their Pacific Palisades home so that he could carry on with the voice of THE FLINTSTONES' Barney Rubble while he was lying in bed in a full body cast. The Hanna-Barbera crew recorded 65 episodes of the cartoon in the special studio, with a microphone suspended over his bed. Estelle Blanc is survived by her son Noel Blanc, daughter-in-law Katherine, and nieces Elise and Sharon. The family held a private service for Estelle Blanc at Hollywood Forever Memorial Park, where Mel Blanc is buried. He died in 1989 and his headstone reads, "That's All Folks."

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 Mel Blanc (1908 - 1989)

Burial: Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Los Angeles County California, USA

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Estelle Rosenbaum began her career in early radio with soon-to-be husband Mel in 1932 in Portland, Ore., where they co-hosted the show "Cobwebs and Nuts." They married in 1933 and moved to Los Angeles three years later. Mel Blanc later joined Warner Bros. and worked on Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, becoming the signature voices of characters Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester and Tweety, Tazmanian Devil, and Wyle E. Coyote and Roadrunner. In every respect, Mrs. Blanc was "the woman behind the man," her son said, noting she assisted her husband with all aspects of his career during their 50-year marriage. When Mel Blanc was involved in a serious automobile crash in 1961, Mrs. Blanc built a recording studio in their Pacific Palisades home so he could carry on with voice of Barney Rubble in The Flintstones while he was lying in bed in a full body cast. The Hanna-Barbera crew recorded 65 episodes of the cartoon classic sitting around the special studio she created for her husband, with a microphone suspended over his bed, Noel Blanc said. Mel Blanc died in 1989. In addition to her son, Mrs. Blanc is survived by daughter-in-law Katherine, and nieces Elise and Sharon. The funeral was private at Hollywood Forever memorial park, where Mel Blanc's tombstone reads "That's all folks."