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Ginny Tyler
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Merrie Virginia Erlandson
August 8, 1925 Berkeley, California, U.S.
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| Died | July 13, 2012 (aged 86) Issaquah, Washington, U.S.
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| Other names | Merrie Virginia Eggers |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Occupation | Voice actress, singer |
| Years active | 1937–1993 |
| Spouse(s) | Lowell Studley Fenton (July 3, 1946–before 1980) Albert W. Jacobsen (December 25, 1980–1995) |
| Children | 1 |
Ginny Tyler (born Merrie Virginia Erlandson) was an American voice actress and singer. She was born on August 8, 1925, and passed away on July 13, 2012. Ginny Tyler was famous for lending her voice to many cartoons and animated films from 1957 to 1993. In 2006, she was honored as a Disney Legend for her amazing work with Disney.
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Ginny Tyler's Early Life
Ginny Tyler was born in Berkeley, California, United States, in 1925. She was the older of two children. Her family later moved to Seattle, Washington. After her parents divorced, her mother remarried. Ginny's stepfather adopted her, and her name became Merrie Virginia Eggers.
How She Started Her Career
Ginny grew up in Seattle. Her family loved telling stories and making animal sounds. This talent helped her a lot in her career. She first spoke on the radio in the 1930s. She co-hosted a radio show called Make Believe Island. Later, the show moved to TV and was renamed Magic Island. This happened in the early 1950s.
Ginny started working more as a voice artist. She voiced characters in many cartoons. She also narrated vinyl records of Disney movies. These included Bambi and Babes in Toyland.
Famous Voice Roles
Ginny Tyler voiced many memorable characters. In the movie The Sword in the Stone, she was a squirrel. This squirrel fell in love with young King Arthur when he was a squirrel. She also sang the voices of farm animals in the "Jolly Holiday" part of Mary Poppins.
From 1960 to 1962, she voiced characters for the show Davey and Goliath. She played Davey's mother and his sister Sally. She also had roles in Flintstones and The Adventures of Gulliver. Ginny was Jan on Space Ghost. She also voiced Sue Richards, the Invisible Woman, in the 1978 TV series Fantastic Four.
Ginny Tyler retired and moved back to Seattle. However, she still did some voice work for local shows. She passed away on July 13, 2012, at the age of 86.
Ginny Tyler's Voice Work
Here are some of the movies, audio recordings, and TV shows Ginny Tyler worked on.
Voice Work in Films
- The Christmas Visit (1959) - Kolya (voice)
- Mice Follies (1960) - Alice / Trixie (voice)
- Son of Flubber (1963) - Baby Walter (voice, uncredited)
- The Sword in the Stone (1963) - Little Girl Squirrel (voice)
- Mary Poppins (1964) - Lambs (voice, uncredited)
- Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966, Short) - Bees (voice, uncredited)
- Doctor Dolittle (1967) - Polynesia (voice, uncredited)
- The Adventures of the Polar Cubs (1993, English dub of 1979 anime)
Voice Work for Audio
- Spike Jones' I'm Popeye the Sailor Man (as Olive Oyl)
- Bambi (1960)
- Babes in Toyland
- Lady and the Tramp (1962)
- Hans Brinker
- More Mother Goose (1962)
- More Jungle Book (1968)
- The Superscope Storyteller (1973/1975)
- Trick or Treat (1974)
Voice Work on TV Shows
- The Gumby Show (1956) - additional voices
- The Huckleberry Hound Show (1959) - Mother (1 episode)
- The Loretta Young Show (1960) - Juck (1 episode)
- The Flintstones (1960–1962) - Daisy (voice) (2 episodes), Carhop (voice)
- Davey and Goliath (1961) - Various Female Characters (13 episodes)
- The Jack Benny Program (1961) - Parrot (voice) (1 episode)
- The Lucy Show (1962–1964) - The cockatiel / Sheep (voice)
- The New Casper Cartoon Show (1963) - Casper & Various Other Characters (voice, uncredited) (8 episodes)
- Mister Ed (1963–1966) - Parrot / Tootsie / Claudia (voice)
- Space Ghost and Dino Boy (1966–1967) - Jan / Black Widow (voice)
- Fantastic Four (1967) - Princess Anelle (voice) (1 episode)
- The Adventures of Gulliver (1968–1969) - Flirtacia (voice)
- Cattanooga Cats (1969–1971) - additional voices
- Here's Lucy (1971) - Parrot (1 episode)
- ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) - Bird Calls (voice)
- Jeannie (1973) - (voice)
- Devlin (1974) - Aunt Martha / Polly (voice) (16 episodes)
- The Oddball Couple (1975) - additional voices (1 episode)
- The Jeffersons (1976) - Police Dispatcher (1 episode)
- Sesame Street (1976) - M in Space Cartoon
- Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977) - (voice) (16 episodes)
- The New Fantastic Four (1978) - Sue Richards / The Invisible Girl (voice) (13 episodes)
- Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother (1979, TV Movie) - Lovella / Dowager / Rural Lady (voice)
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979) - Tessie (voice) (1 episode)
- The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (1979–1980) - additional voices (16 episodes)
- Space Stars (1981) - additional voices (66 episodes)
- Wildfire (1986) - additional voices (1 episode)
- Brer Rabbit's Tales (1991) - (voice)
- Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol (1992, TV Movie) - Miz Possum (voice) (final film role)
