Norma MacMillan (September 15, 1921 â€" March 16, 2001) was a Canadian
actress and voice actress, best known for voicing numerous animation
and claymation children's characters, including Casper the Friendly
Ghost on The New Casper Cartoon Show, Gumby on The Gumby Show and
Davey on Davey and Goliath.MacMillan was born on September 15, 1921,
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and began her career there as
a stage actress. It was in Vancouver that she met, worked with and
married her producer/manager husband Thor Arngrim. In 1954, MacMillan,
her husband and his business partner Stuart Baker, set out for Toronto
where she began landing work voicing children's roles for CBC.After
she and her husband moved to New York, MacMillan lent her voice
talents to numerous roles; as "Casper the Friendly Ghost" on The New
Casper Cartoon Show, as "Gumby" on The Gumby Show, as "Sweet Polly
Purebred" in the Underdog cartoons, and as "Davey" on the claymation
series Davey and Goliath among others. In addition to these roles,
MacMillan also voiced the roles of John-John and Caroline Kennedy in
the world record setting The First Family album of 1962.In addition to
her voice roles, MacMillan also appeared as an on-screen actress in
various television and films roles. Her on-screen work included
guest-starring roles on such television shows as Columbo, She's the
Sheriff, Webster and Thirtysomething. During this time, she also
appeared in feature films, including Nightmare on the 13th Floor, Big
Business, Love at Stake, Dangerous Intentions, Big Bully, and Mrs.
Delafield Wants to Marry with Katharine Hepburn.
actress and voice actress, best known for voicing numerous animation
and claymation children's characters, including Casper the Friendly
Ghost on The New Casper Cartoon Show, Gumby on The Gumby Show and
Davey on Davey and Goliath.MacMillan was born on September 15, 1921,
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and began her career there as
a stage actress. It was in Vancouver that she met, worked with and
married her producer/manager husband Thor Arngrim. In 1954, MacMillan,
her husband and his business partner Stuart Baker, set out for Toronto
where she began landing work voicing children's roles for CBC.After
she and her husband moved to New York, MacMillan lent her voice
talents to numerous roles; as "Casper the Friendly Ghost" on The New
Casper Cartoon Show, as "Gumby" on The Gumby Show, as "Sweet Polly
Purebred" in the Underdog cartoons, and as "Davey" on the claymation
series Davey and Goliath among others. In addition to these roles,
MacMillan also voiced the roles of John-John and Caroline Kennedy in
the world record setting The First Family album of 1962.In addition to
her voice roles, MacMillan also appeared as an on-screen actress in
various television and films roles. Her on-screen work included
guest-starring roles on such television shows as Columbo, She's the
Sheriff, Webster and Thirtysomething. During this time, she also
appeared in feature films, including Nightmare on the 13th Floor, Big
Business, Love at Stake, Dangerous Intentions, Big Bully, and Mrs.
Delafield Wants to Marry with Katharine Hepburn.
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