I remember originally seeing that in the paper at the time. I wept. A fond part of my childhood was gone.
Not to mention, an unmatched human being.
Mel Blanc did voiceover for commercials at union scale. I hired him for a pool of insecticide commercials we were doing.
At the conclusion of the recording session, we got to talking about some of his experiences...and he asked if I had any children.
"Yes, I've a couple."
"How old are they? And what are their names?
I told him...and he turned to the engineer and said "Bring us back up and roll tape."
Whereupon, Blanc did eight minutes of voices, telling a complete story and working my kids' names into it.
That was fifty years ago. That tape remains a family treasure today.