Bill Thompson
Born
July 8, 1913
in Terre Haute, IN
Died
July 15, 1971
of acute septic shock
Famous for his ability to mimic a variety of different voices, Bill Thompson was a radio actor, best known for his work on the NBC radio comedy "Fibber McGee and Molly." His career began in Chicago where he played various voice parts before joining the "Fibber McGee and Molly" troupe in his twenties. In his day, he was best known to listeners for portraying such characters as Mr. Vodka, Horatio K. Boomer, Wallace Wimple, and the Old Timer. In 1952, Thompson married Mary Margaret McBride, the daughter of cartoonist Clifford McBride who was famous for his daily comic strip, "Napoleon," in the Los Angeles Times. The couple honeymooned in Palms Springs and Vancouver, B.C. before settling down in Beverly Hills. Thompson died a year after the release of his final acting role, "The Aristocats." |
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I met Bill, probably just after WWII. Somehow he was a friend of my dad, who was a Long Beach, CA police officer. Bill claimed to be an honorary Canadian Mountie, and even, I think, an honorary Foreign Legionnaire. He showed us pictures of himself wearing the hats of both units. I seem to remember a picture of him receiving his honorary Canadian Mountie award from a real Canadian Mountie guy. In the very early fifties he received an honorary membership in the Long Beach Juvenile Bureau.
Unfortunately their was no special hat that went with being a Juvenile Officer.
When I was ten or eleven he went with us to a peace officer dinner of some sort in LA. At that dinner he introduced me to Allen Young who later played Wilber on Mr. Ed. Then Young had his own radio show, The Allen Young Show. I still have pictures of me with both Thompson and Young taken at that dinner. Ah, that was a long time ago.
I have a silver chalice that once belonged to mr Thompson. It has an inscription that reads,to Bill Thompson from Monica and Sid. Black Swan 1969. I wish someone could give me some info about it.
He was the unforgettable voice of "Droopy"!
My favorite cartoon character.
Thank you Bill.
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