Pinto Colvig facts for kids
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Pinto Colvig
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Colvig recording his voice for Goofy
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Vance DeBar Colvig
September 11, 1892 Jacksonville, Oregon, U.S.
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| Died | October 3, 1967 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City |
| Alma mater | Oregon State University |
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| Years active | 1913–1967 |
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Margaret Bourke Slavin
(m. 1916; died 1950)Peggy Bernice Allaire
(m. 1952) |
| Children | 5, including Vance DeBar Colvig Jr. |
Vance DeBar Colvig Sr. (September 11, 1892 – October 3, 1967), known as Pinto Colvig, was an American voice actor. He was also a newspaper cartoonist and a circus and vaudeville performer. He was famous for playing the clarinet in a funny, off-key way.
Pinto Colvig was the first voice for famous Disney characters like Goofy and Pluto. He also voiced Bozo the Clown. In 1993, he was honored as a Disney Legend. This was for his important work in Walt Disney Films, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Early Life and Education
Pinto Colvig was born Vance DeBar Colvig in Jacksonville, Oregon. He was one of seven children. His parents were William Mason Colvig and Adelaide Colvig.
Pinto went to Oregon State University from 1910 to 1913. There, he studied art and played the clarinet in the school band. He also drew cartoons for the school newspaper and yearbook.
Pinto Colvig's Career Journey
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Pinto Colvig started his career in 1913. He performed briefly in the Pantages Theatre Circuit. He also played clarinet in the Al G. Barnes Circus band. In 1914, he worked as a newspaper cartoonist in Nevada.
He also performed "chalk talks" in vaudeville shows. These were performances where he drew pictures while talking.
Early Animation Work
In 1916, Pinto Colvig worked at the Animated Film Corporation in San Francisco. This company made animated cartoons before Walt Disney did. It was the oldest animation studio on the West Coast.
That year, Colvig helped create "Creation." This was reported to be the world's first full-length cartoon movie. Only a few frames of this film still exist today.
In 1919, Pinto made "Pinto's Prizma Comedy Review." This was the first color cartoon, but it is now a lost film.
Moving to Hollywood and Disney
In 1922, Colvig created a newspaper cartoon called "Life on the Radio Wave." It was shown in the San Francisco Chronicle and other newspapers.
Later in 1922, Colvig and his family moved to Hollywood. He worked as an animator, writer, and comedian. He first worked for Mack Sennett.
By the late 1920s, Colvig worked with Walter Lantz. They tried to start a cartoon studio together. Colvig was hired as an animator for Universal's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons. He also wrote stories and did voice work, even briefly voicing Oswald.
In 1930, Colvig joined Walt Disney Productions. He worked as a writer and made sound effects. He created the barks for Pluto the Pup. The next year, he started voicing Goofy, who was first known as Dippy Dawg.
He also voiced other famous Disney characters. These included Practical Pig from "Three Little Pigs." He also voiced both Sleepy and Grumpy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In 1949, he provided Ichabod Crane's screams in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Colvig worked with Disney for most of his career.
Working for Other Studios
Between 1937 and 1940, Colvig left Disney for a short time. He worked for Fleischer Studios in Miami. There, he worked on Gulliver's Travels (1939). He voiced the town crier, Gabby, who later got his own cartoon series.
He also voiced Bluto for the studio's Popeye the Sailor cartoons. Because Colvig left Disney, Goofy did not have a voice for a few years. Other actors, like Danny Webb, sometimes filled in for Goofy.
In 1939, Colvig returned to California. He started acting for Warner Bros. animation studio and MGM. He voiced a Munchkin in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
Bozo the Clown and Later Work
In 1946, Colvig was chosen to be Bozo the Clown for Capitol Records. He played Bozo for ten years, including on television. During this time, Colvig also recorded the "Filbert the Frog" song.
Colvig's last known performance as Goofy was for the Telephone Pavilion at Expo 67. He recorded his lines for this exhibit six months before he passed away.
Personal Life and Family
Pinto Colvig married Margaret Bourke Slavin in 1916. They had five sons. Their son, Vance Colvig, also became a character and voice actor. He later played Bozo the Clown on a live TV show.
Pinto Colvig was one of the first people to support adding warning labels about health risks on cigarette packages in the United States.
Death
Pinto Colvig passed away on October 3, 1967. He was 75 years old. He died at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.
Discography
- Bozo At The Circus (Capitol, 1946) as Bozo the Clown
- Mickey and the Beanstalk (Capitol, 1947) as Goofy
- Here Comes...Colonna's Trolley (Capitol, 1947) as Additional Voice Characterizations
- Bozo and his Rocket Ship (Capitol, 1948) as Bozo the Clown
- Bozo Under The Sea (Capitol, 1948) as Bozo the Clown
- Bozo and the Birds (Capitol, 1949)
- The Grasshopper And The Ants (Capitol, 1949) as The Grasshopper
- Bozo on The Farm (Capitol, 1950) as Bozo the Clown
- Bozo Has A Party (Capitol, 1952) as Bozo the Clown
- Mickey Mouse's Candy Mine (RCA, 1952) as Goofy
- Bozo At The Dog Show (Capitol, 1954) as Bozo the Clown
- Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music (Capitol, 1954) as Bozo the Clown
- Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party (Capitol, 1954) as Goofy, Pluto, Grumpy, Practical Pig, Cleo
- Walt Disney's Song Parade from Disneyland (Golden, 1956) as Goofy
- Mickey and the Beanstalk (Disneyland, 1963) as Goofy
- Goofy's TV Spectacular (Disneyland, 1964) as Goofy
- Children's Riddles and Game Songs (Disneyland, 1964) as Goofy (speaking voice only)
Images for kids
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Colvig recording his voice for Goofy
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Angel Espoy, Tack Knight, Pinto Colvig and Byington Ford at the Animated Film Corporation, c. 1916
See also
In Spanish: Pinto Colvig para niños
