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Billy May and Mel Blanc

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Marc Myers
Dec 20, 2019
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Yesterday I posted on arranger Billy May's Bill's Bag (1963). Today, let's have a look at May, the actor. In the promotional film below called Wanna Buy a Record? (1951), Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, plays a greasy record store owner who tries to cajole May's dim character into buying a record.


Some context. The reason Blanc struggles to interest …

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