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Subject: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: Indy Gent on 05/24/05 at 3:51 pm
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-05-24-obit-ravenscroft_x.htm
:\'( :\'( :\'(
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: Dagwood on 05/24/05 at 6:29 pm
I heard this on the radio today. I could have sworn he had already died.
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: Indy Gent on 05/24/05 at 6:30 pm
I thought he would have died by now, too. But he did live a long, full life (91).
I heard this on the radio today. I could have sworn he had already died.ÂÂ
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: gemini61 on 05/24/05 at 6:31 pm
I have great memories of those commercials when I was a kid back in the 60s & 70s. He was an icon, that's for sure. :\'(
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: Dagwood on 05/24/05 at 6:35 pm
I thought he would have died by now, too. But he did live a long, full life (91).
That's not what I mean, what I mean is I swear that I heard a story about him dying earlier this year. I guess I am just having a bad case of de ja vu (or however you spell it)
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: lorac614 on 05/24/05 at 6:38 pm
Lucky for us, Tony the Tiger was a man, um, animal of few words.  I'm sure Kelloggs has plenty of tapes of his voice saying "THEY'RE GRRREAT!!!".
At least we can still here is wonderful voice singing "You're a mean on Mr. Grinch" when we watch Christmas specials!!
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: nally on 05/24/05 at 6:54 pm
I heard about it this morning. I never even knew who he was until now. He lived a long time.
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/24/05 at 7:53 pm
But Fred Flintstone just died! Say, ever notice how you never saw Fred Flintstone and Tony the Tiger in the same place?
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: LyricBoy on 05/24/05 at 7:55 pm
Thurl Ravenscroft, your Tony the Tiger voice was Grrrrreeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaattt !
:) 8)
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/24/05 at 8:10 pm
THURL RAVENSCROFT?
Sounds more like this:
http://northernblue.ca/hconline/chapters/2/2images/2cult/VIKING.JPG
than this:
http://www.star-collector.net/autographs/thurlravenscroft2.jpg
Then again, he was from Norfolk Nebraska!
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: JamieMcBain on 05/24/05 at 9:33 pm
This is sad news. :\'(
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: Indy Gent on 05/24/05 at 9:49 pm
Maybe you read that Mr. Ravenscroft had terminal cancer. I had several instances where I thought I heard certain celebs dying before their time (eg: George Benson, Johnny Brown, both still alive). You are not alone, Dagwood. ;)
That's not what I mean, what I mean is I swear that I heard a story about him dying earlier this year. I guess I am just having a bad case of de ja vu (or however you spell it)
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: RockandRollFan on 05/25/05 at 12:31 am
:\'(
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: Dagwood on 05/25/05 at 7:20 am
Maybe you read that Mr. Ravenscroft had terminal cancer. I had several instances where I thought I heard certain celebs dying before their time (eg: George Benson, Johnny Brown, both still alive). You are not alone, Dagwood. ;)
You're probably right. Makes sense, anyway. Thanks. :)
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/25/05 at 10:03 am
Maybe you read that Mr. Ravenscroft had terminal cancer. I had several instances where I thought I heard certain celebs dying before their time (eg: George Benson, Johnny Brown, both still alive). You are not alone, Dagwood. ;)
I heard a rumor about George Benson, but I know Grover Washington, Jr., is gone....
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: Indy Gent on 05/25/05 at 10:20 am
He died quite some time ago in the 90s or 2000s. Not sure. :-\\
I heard a rumor about George Benson, but I know Grover Washington, Jr., is gone....
Subject: Re: Tony The Tiger Silenced: Man Behind Voice of Cereal Icon Passes On
Written By: jersey_bwoy2078 on 05/25/05 at 10:22 am
Yeah that is sort of a bummer, eh? I loved the cereal. He DID have a cool voice too. So convincing, yet so motivating. He was a cool voice! R.I.P. :-[