Reposted from alt.obituaries. Corden appeared in several Hogan's, most
notably
as the Blue Baron in "Will the Blue Baron Strike Again?"
>From: debdav1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Newsgroups: alt.obituaries
>Subject: Henry Corden, voice of Fred Flinstone (since Allen Reed's
passing)
>Date: 20 May 2005 13:15:29 -0700
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Henry Corden, the voice of leopard-suited caveman
Fred Flintstone's "Yabba Dabba Doo!" for more than two decades, has
died. He was 85.
Corden died of emphysema Thursday night at AMI Encino Hospital, his
longtime agent Don Pitts said Friday. Corden's wife of nine years,
Angelina, was with him at the time.
Born in Montreal, Canada, Corden moved to New York as a child and came
to Hollywood in the 1940s. His first acting role was in the 1947 Boris
Karloff film "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." Known for playing
villains, he found small parts in movies, including 1952's "The Black
Castle" and "The Ten Commandments" in 1956.
"As Henry said, he always played the cold-blooded creeps," Pitts said.
Corden moved into voice acting in the 1960s, and deployed his dialect
skills in bit parts for Hanna-Barbera cartoons including "Jonny Quest,"
"Josey and the Pussycats" and "The New Tom & Jerry Show."
He took over as the lovable loudmouth Fred Flintstone when original
voice Allen Reed died in 1977. Reed had been doing Flintstone since the
character was created around 1960.
The cartoon's marriage themes echoed those of "The Honeymooners," and
Corden tweaked his role to approximate Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden
character, Pitts said.
Corden, who lived in Encino, had been working until his health suffered
about three months ago. He can most recently be heard on ubiquitous
cereal commercials yelling "Barney, my Pebbles!"
In addition to his wife, Corden is survived by five children and five
grandchildren. A private memorial "party" is planned, Pitts said.
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