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Jiminy Cricket! Actor and Voice of Pinocchio’s Conscience Eddie Caroll Dead at Age 76

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Eddie Carroll, the actor best known to Disney fans as the voice of  Jiminy Cricket since 1973, has reportedly passed away at the age of 76.

The news comes from the International Jack Benny Fan Club which has no current additional information other than his death, although additional news is promised soon.

Carroll was also known for his impression of Jack Benny, which he performed on stage in his show Laughter in Bloom. The site currently lists all upcoming shows as postponed due to an injury Mr. Carroll sustained earlier in the year, but reports in the Jack Benny Fan Club forum have reported that he had recovered well so there is no indication as to what the injury was and whether his death is related to it.

[via Toonzone News]

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Posted by Stitch Kingdom - April 6, 2010 at 2:02 pm

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Jiminy Cricket Celebrates 50 Years with the United States Air Force 3rd Aerial Port Squadron

3rd aps2 Jiminy Cricket Celebrates 50 Years with the United States Air Force 3rd Aerial Port SquadronRecently, Pinocchio’s conscience marked a milestone of his own as he celebrated fifty years of being the mascot of the USAF 3rd Aerial Port Squadron at Pope AFB in North Carolina.

It was in September of 1959 that Jiminy was featured on the official patch of the 3rd APS. Based on a sketch by Airman 2nd Class Robert Dunlap, the patch was the first ever allowed for the APS as patches were reserved only for flying squadrons up until that point. Of course Jiminy is a copyrighted character owned by Disney so Walt Disney himself authorized the license for Jiminy’s use at a hefty government-esqe fee of $1.

Of course, this isn’t the first or only time an organization has adopted a Disney character as its mascot. A handshake from Walt was the basis of Donald Duck (and look-alike) serving as the mascot of the University of Oregon for decades. Goofy has also been the face of the Olympic team in France.

For more information on the APS and to see more incarnations of the patch, check out this site.

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Posted by Stitch Kingdom - August 15, 2009 at 12:53 pm

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