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'''Joan Gerber''' (July 29, 1935 – August 22, 2011) was an [[United States|American]] [[Voice acting|voice actress]]<ref name="Hischak2011">{{cite book|author=Thomas S. Hischak|title=Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e1RTP8thtR0C&pg=PA238|accessdate=November 1, 2012|date=September 21, 2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-6271-1|page=238}}</ref> who provided voices for a variety of [[cartoon]]s.<ref name="Hischak2011"/>
'''Joan Gerber''' (July 29, 1935 – August 22, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Voice acting|voice actress]]<ref name="Hischak2011">{{cite book|author=Thomas S. Hischak|title=Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e1RTP8thtR0C&pg=PA238|accessdate=November 1, 2012|date=September 21, 2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-6271-1|page=238}}</ref> who provided voices for a variety of [[cartoon]]s.<ref name="Hischak2011"/>


Her most challenging voice role was "all the children in a Japanese train wreck" for a ''[[Godzilla (animated series)|Godzilla]]'' television episode.<ref name="Erickson2007">{{cite book|author=Hal Erickson|title=Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VMQ6d3yNc5IC&pg=PA24|accessdate=1 November 2012|date=April 11, 2007|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-3093-2|page=24}}</ref> She voiced Freddy the Flute for ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]'', which she identified as a favorite role.<ref name="Erickson2007"/> She also voiced the Queen of Oz in the animated cartoon ''Dorothy in the Land of Oz''.<ref name="Terrace1985">{{cite book|author=Vincent Terrace|title=Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots, and Specials|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&pg=PA118|accessdate=June 4, 2016|date=November 1, 1985|publisher=VNR AG|isbn=978-0-918432-61-2|pages=118–|quote=... Queen of Oz Joan Gerber}}</ref> She was described as talented and possessing a "golden throat" and a "splendid singing voice".<ref name="Erickson2007p23-25">{{cite book|author=Hal Erickson|title=Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VMQ6d3yNc5IC&pg=PA23|accessdate=November 1, 2012|date=April 11, 2007|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-3093-2|pages=23–25}}</ref>
Her most challenging voice role was "all the children in a Japanese train wreck" for a ''[[Godzilla (animated series)|Godzilla]]'' television episode.<ref name="Erickson2007">{{cite book|author=Hal Erickson|title=Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VMQ6d3yNc5IC&pg=PA24|accessdate=1 November 2012|date=April 11, 2007|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-3093-2|page=24}}</ref> She voiced Freddy the Flute for ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]'', which she identified as a favorite role.<ref name="Erickson2007"/> She also voiced the Queen of Oz in the animated cartoon ''Dorothy in the Land of Oz''.<ref name="Terrace1985">{{cite book|author=Vincent Terrace|title=Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots, and Specials|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&pg=PA118|accessdate=June 4, 2016|date=November 1, 1985|publisher=VNR AG|isbn=978-0-918432-61-2|pages=118–|quote=... Queen of Oz Joan Gerber}}</ref> She was described as talented and possessing a "golden throat" and a "splendid singing voice".<ref name="Erickson2007p23-25">{{cite book|author=Hal Erickson|title=Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VMQ6d3yNc5IC&pg=PA23|accessdate=November 1, 2012|date=April 11, 2007|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-3093-2|pages=23–25}}</ref>

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Joan Gerber
Born
Joanellen Gerber

(1935-07-29)July 29, 1935
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedAugust 22, 2011(2011-08-22) (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1959–2003
Spouse(s)Frank Dowse (1957–1961; divorced); 1 child

Joan Gerber (July 29, 1935 – August 22, 2011) was an American voice actress[1] who provided voices for a variety of cartoons.[1]

Her most challenging voice role was "all the children in a Japanese train wreck" for a Godzilla television episode.[2] She voiced Freddy the Flute for H.R. Pufnstuf, which she identified as a favorite role.[2] She also voiced the Queen of Oz in the animated cartoon Dorothy in the Land of Oz.[3] She was described as talented and possessing a "golden throat" and a "splendid singing voice".[4]

She had one daughter from her marriage to Frank Dowse. Gerber died on August 22, 2011, at the age of 76.[5][6]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Thomas S. Hischak (September 21, 2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-7864-6271-1. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Hal Erickson (April 11, 2007). Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993. McFarland. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7864-3093-2. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ^ Vincent Terrace (November 1, 1985). Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots, and Specials. VNR AG. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-918432-61-2. Retrieved June 4, 2016. ... Queen of Oz Joan Gerber
  4. ^ Hal Erickson (April 11, 2007). Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993. McFarland. pp. 23–25. ISBN 978-0-7864-3093-2. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  5. ^ Profile, FilmReference.com; accessed June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Profile, Screen Actor's Guild Magazine, Vol. 52, No. 3, pg. 76 (Fall 2011).
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