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Bill Thompson (William H. Thompson)
Born Terre Haute, Indiana, July 8, 1913
Died Culver City, California, July 15, 1971
Age 58 (acute septic shock)
Wallace Wimple, Nick Depopulus, Horatio K. Boomer, and many other voices...
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After radio, Bill couldn't make a living doing voice work so he got an executive job with the Union Oil Company. They would give him time off if a cartoon job came up.
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Happy birthday, Bill Thompson! The actor born to vaudevillian parents joined the case of Fibber McGee and Molly in 1936. His portrayal of Wallace Wimple inspired the cartoon character of Droopy dog around 1943.
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