The Writings of Paul Frees: Scripts and Songs from the Master of Voice, 2nd Edition
About this audiobook
Paul Frees is the voice of your Ghost Host at Disneyland and Disneyworld’s Haunted Mansion, the dastardly Boris Badenov from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Professor Ludwig von Drake via the Wonderful World of Disney, the Pillsbury Doughboy, voices in George of the Jungle, half of the Beatles in their cartoon series, narrator of such classic films as The Manchurian Candidate, The Shaggy Dog, The War of the Worlds, and others.
And there’s more. He can be heard in thousands of commercials and radio shows, such as Suspense and Escape, and voice-overs for Spartacus, Patton, and hundreds more. He even lent his voice to the original Lord of the Rings and The Return of the King, produced by Rankin/Bass. He was considered one of the greatest of voice actors.
In addition to this, Paul Frees wrote the scripts and lyrics that have been recently unearthed and are contained in this collection, including The Demon of Dimension X.
About the author
Paul Frees is best known for his voice acting work on MGM, Walter Lantz, and Walt Disney theatrical cartoons during the golden age of animation and for portraying villain Boris Badenov on TV’s The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. He was known in Hollywood as the Man of a Thousand Voices.
Ben Ohmart has written books on voice actors Paul Frees and Walter Tetley, as well as biographies of Don Ameche, the Bickersons, Disney composer Buddy Baker, playwright Tim Kelly, and others. He runs BearManor Media, a small publishing company specializing in books on old radio and old film actors.
Fred Frees is the son of Paul Frees and a voice actor in his own right. He is the voice of Morocco Mole for the Cartoon Network and many other television shows. In Disneyland and Disneyworld kiosks, he was the voice of the Ghost Host for the thirty-year anniversary of the Haunted Mansion.
