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San Francisco-born voice actor Mel Blanc [aka The Man Of 1000 Voices] dies at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, of heart disease and emphysema, aged 81. Blanc was beloved by millions as the voice of Woody Woodpecker, Bugs Bunny, Foghorn Leghorn, Daffy Duck and countless other animated characters in movies, on tv and on records. The inscription on his gravestone is headed, "That's all Folks!"The Shirelles appear in court in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, where they are suing the local label Gusto Records over improper payments of royalties on reissued hits. [It will take them ten months to win the case].
All four of The Monkees reunite for the first time since the late sixties to attend the unveiling of their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.