Stan Freberg
Stanley Victor "Stan" Freberg (August 7, 1926 – April 7, 2015) was an American author, comedian, puppeteer, radio personality, voice actor and advertising creative director. His career began in 1944. He was still active in the industry in his mid-80s, nearly 70 years after he started.[4]
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 Freberg in 1956 | |
| Born | Stanley Friberg August 7, 1926 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 2015 (aged 88) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery[1] |
| Other names | Stanley Freberg Stan Friberg Stanley Victor Freberg |
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| Years active | 1943–2014 |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Donna Freberg (m. 1959; her death 2000) Betty Hunter Freberg [2](m. 2001; his death 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Website | hunterfrebergltd |
Freberg was born on August 7, 1926 in Pasadena, California.[5] He studied at Alhambra High School. Freberg was married to Donna Freberg from 1959 until her death in 2000. He had been married to Betty Hunter since 2001. He had two daughters with Donna.
In 1985, Paul McCartney said that Freberg was an influence to The Beatles’ "anarchic humor".[6]
Freberg died on April 7, 2015, at the age of 88 at a hospital in Santa Monica, California from pneumonia.[4][7][8]
Stan Freberg Media
Freberg in an early 60s publicity photo
Theater for the ear: Freberg strikes a pose, 1962
Freberg with his second wife at the Annual Annie Awards, 2014
References
- ↑ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 259. ISBN 978-1476625997 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Influential Satirist, Ad Maverick Stan Freberg Dies at 88". NBC News. April 7, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Inkpot Award". Comic-zon.org. December 6, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Comedian and Voice Actor Stan Freberg Dies at 88". Variety.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ Jalon, Allan (February 18, 1988). Stan Freberg, a Sage for the Masses, Returns to Public Eye. Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1988-02-18/entertainment/ca-43621_1_stan-freberg. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Stan Freberg, Madcap Adam and Satirist, Dies at 88". New York Times.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ Byrge, Duane (April 7, 2015). "Stan Freberg, Acclaimed Satirist, Dies at 88". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stan-freberg-dead-acclaimed-satirist-787007. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ "My father died this morning". Twitter.com. April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
Other websites
- Stan Freberg on IMDb
- Stan Freberg Discography Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- "Stan the Man" Archived 2013-08-11 at the Wayback Machine in Time (July 29, 1957)
- Mark Thomas Presents: Stan Freberg BBC Radio 4 (2005)
- Cosmik Debris interview Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Oregon! Oregon! (1959)
- Hear Stan Freberg (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).
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