June and Julie
Published Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 2:39 PM
One aspect of June Foray's career we haven't touched upon is how she established herself as the go-to gal for voiceovers in the Hollywood community. There were casting directors who could name two dozen men who did that kind of work…and a grand total of one woman — June. One of her competitors was a lady who once told me she was jealous of June until she (the competitor) realized this: June wasn't getting all those jobs because she was sleeping with anyone or bribing anyone or anything of the sort. The folks who did the hiring were going to June for the same reason you'd go to a doctor who had a 100% reliability for curing whatever ailed you.
That was why when I was casting cartoons, I hired her. Well, to be honest, at first I hired her because there was a certain thrill to be working with the lady who'd voiced Rocky and Natasha and Nell and other characters. But I kept hiring her because there was no one better. She understood the scripts and took direction well. She was versatile enough to handle anything I threw at her. She was utterly cooperative and patient when we had delays, and she was early for every single job.
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