Scenes for Actors and Voices [Paperback]

Daws Butler (Author), Ben Ohmart (Editor), Joe Bevilacqua (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 26, 2003

Daws Butler was the Master of Voice. He spoke the words for most of the classic Hanna-Barbera characters: Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quickdraw McGraw, Elroy Jetson, and a hundred others. He also originated the vocal character of Cap'n Crunch and other famous Jay Ward cartoon characters. His significant work with Stan Freberg in the 1950s on The Stan Freberg Show and multi-million-selling records such as St. George and the Dragonet are still held in reverence today. He also ran a voice acting workshop for years. This is his book of scenes, exercises and advice for voice actors, written for those who are now tops in the profession. Among his many successful students are Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson), and Corey Burton (from Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind to Disney's Treasure Planet), who wrote the Foreword. For the first time in print, finally a book for voice professionals by the top man himself!

Editorial Reviews

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Do you want to be a voice actor? Gosh, don't we all? If you do, Scenes for Actors and Voices by Daws Butler, edited by Ben Ohmart and Joe Bevilacqua, with a foreword by voice virtuoso Corey Burton is for you. The late Daws Butler, as if anyone needs to be reminded of his genius, did the voices of such cartoon characters as Yogi Bear, Elroy Jetson, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, and hundreds of others. This text is purely a "book of scenes, exercises and advice for voice actors," written by Daws, here published for the first time. A giant in his field, Butler ran a voice-acting workshop for years utilizing the methods contained in this book. All you aspiring characters order from BearManor Media. --Classic Images

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: BearManor Media (June 26, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971457069
• ISBN-13: 978-0971457065
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #234,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Shelley Berman review of Daws Butler, November 26, 2011

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"Is there any question the name Daws is plural? No single human being could have created so many amusingly convincing voices as did the talented, singularly plural Daws Butler. For Daws, the term 'genius' must perforce be exponentially multiplied: voices times voices times voices, and so on. I am flattered and honored that he based Fibber Fox on me."
-Shelley Berman Actor ("Curb Your Enthusiasm'), Standup Comedy Pioneer and Founding Member of Chicago's "Second City"