The two actors who provided the voices of Tigger and Piglet in the Winnie the Pooh films have died within a day of each other.
Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger, died Friday morning in his sleep at his home in California. John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet, passed away on Saturday.
Winchell also held 30 patents, including one for an artificial heart, a disposable razor and a flameless cigarette lighter. He donated his early artificial heart to the University of Utah for research. Dr. Robert Jarvik and other researchers at the university went on to construct the first artificial heart implanted into humans.
Fiedler appeared in films such as 12 Angry Men, The Odd Couple, True Grit and Sharkey's Machine. He was a cast member on the TV shows Buffalo Bill. and The Bob Newhart Show.
www.cbc.ca/story/arts/n...let_0506.html
Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger, died Friday morning in his sleep at his home in California. John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet, passed away on Saturday.
Winchell also held 30 patents, including one for an artificial heart, a disposable razor and a flameless cigarette lighter. He donated his early artificial heart to the University of Utah for research. Dr. Robert Jarvik and other researchers at the university went on to construct the first artificial heart implanted into humans.
Fiedler appeared in films such as 12 Angry Men, The Odd Couple, True Grit and Sharkey's Machine. He was a cast member on the TV shows Buffalo Bill. and The Bob Newhart Show.
www.cbc.ca/story/arts/n...let_0506.html
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Re: Two Disney voice actors die
Mon, June 27, 2005 - 4:18 PMThis is sad news - sort of like the "Poltergeist" curse.
