Awww we were just talking about him a couple of weeks ago. On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 5:44 PM, brent wodehouse < brent_wodeho...@thefence.us> wrote:
> http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/2010/07/18/14751546-wenn-story.html > > Voice of 'Speed Racer' dies > > By WENN.COM > > > Child Broadway star and celebrated American voiceover actor Peter > Fernandez has lost his battle with lung cancer. He was 83. > Fernandez died at his home in Pomona, New York on Thursday. > > He appeared in Broadway play Whiteoaks when he was 11 and went on to act > on children’s radio shows. > > However, he was perhaps best-known for providing the voice of the title > character in hit U.S. 1960's animated TV series Speed Racer, an adaptation > of Japanese anime series Mach Go Go Go. > > He also provided the voice of the title character's brother Racer X, wrote > the American lyrics for the show’s theme song and directed the dubbing > cast. > > His voice can be heard in other titles including Astro Boy, Gigantor, > Marine Boy, Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars and Superbook. > In 2008, he made a cameo appearance as an announcer in the live-action > Speed Racer film. > > Fernandez is survived by his wife, Noel Smith, three children, nine > grandchildren, a sister and a brother. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
