RIP: 1919-2016 Age: 96
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OldDood — 9 years ago(May 21, 2016 02:55 AM)
Yes, I remember Mr Ed all to well
I also remember the Studebaker Commercials when it aired in the early 1960's.
You can watch them with the cast of the show on YouTube.
Also Alan Young was well known for his Radio Show: The Alan Young Show.
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flickersfan — 9 years ago(May 21, 2016 04:53 AM)
RIP, Mr. Young, one of the last of my childhood TV icons and probably the oldest. 96 1/2 to the day you had a great run. In the 60's my sisters and I knew we could make each other laugh by just doing our best, "Wilburrrrrrrrrrrrr".
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Shadow2700 — 9 years ago(May 21, 2016 05:53 AM)
Actor and comedian Alan Young - who starred alongside a talking horse in the popular sitcom Mr Ed in the 1960s - has died in Los Angeles, aged 96.
He died of natural causes on Thursday at a film and TV retirement facility in the city, his manager said.
Young played the amiable architect Wilbur Post, with Mr Ed - a talkative palomino - stabled in his barn.
Young, who was born in the UK, educated in Canada and later became a US citizen, was buried at sea.
Mr Ed ran for six seasons from 1960-1966.
Young reputedly got the part when the comedian George Burns, whose TV production company was launching the series, said: "Get Alan Young. He looks like the kind of guy a horse would talk to."
His four-legged co-star was Bamboo Harvester, who communicated with Wilbur in a deep, rolling voice provided by the cowboy star Allan "Rocky'' Lane.
Young was frequently asked how they made the horse's lips move.
The production team didn't want to give their secret away, so Young said they put peanut butter in the horse's mouth.
"I made up the peanut butter story, and everyone bought it," he recalled in a 2009 interview.
In fact, a piece of nylon thread was used to manipulate Mr Ed's lips in the early episodes.
"But Ed actually learned to move his lips on cue when the trainer touched his hoof," said Young.
"In fact, he soon learned to do it when I stopped talking during a scene. Ed was very smart."
During his career, Young also appeared in several films, including The Time Machine.
In 1951, he won a Primetime Emmy award as best actor in The Alan Young Show.
In later years, Young wrote for cartoons and voiced some of the characters.
He was the voice of Scrooge McDuck in Disney's TV series Duck Tales.
"He was an honest, decent man, a pleasure to work with and never a problem," his manager of more 30 years, Gene Yusem, told the Reuters news agency.
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goldenpet — 9 years ago(May 23, 2016 12:57 AM)
I liked the way his vestigial Scots accent would slip in when he was playing Wilbur. Like he would say "rahther" for "rather" and "bean" for "been," and "reheersal" for "rehearsal." Also "aboot" for "about." Nice touch. And I remember one episode of Mr. Ed where he played his own father with a very pronounced Scots accent. What a performer. Hopefully he and Mr. Ed are now riding happily again.
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monkeyskull — 9 years ago(May 24, 2016 10:40 PM)
I been on this page so many times looking up Alan Young. Each time i was so happy he was still alive. I can't believe he's gone now. he was such a great actor and voice actor. 96 isn't bad at all, but losing this legend is very sad.
I grew up watching Ducktales and Scrooge McDuck. So many great memories watching that tv show.
Rest in peace Alan, you made millions of people happy and will continue to do so for many years to come. -
benthehat — 9 years ago(July 10, 2016 04:45 AM)
RIP.
I bought my niece a Ducktales box-set at a carboot sale yesterday. Only found out just now it was Alan Young who voiced Scrooge.
My sibling and I would watch Tom Thumb once a week. It was Toy Story before Toy Story. We were fascinated when all the toys would come alive and start to dance an talk.
The Time Machine (1960) is one of my favorite ever films and of course everyone loves Ducktales.
He had a great career and will be sadly missed. I enjoyed a lot of his work over the years. May he rest in peace.