June Foray is known by fans around the world as the First Lady of Animation. She talks about her long career as a legendary voice talent.
June Foray got started in the voice field at the age of 12, when her speech teacher, who also had a radio program in the local Springfield, Massachusetts area, added June to the cast of her show. By the age of 15, she was writing and hosting her own show for children, “Lady Makebelieve”, in which she also provided all the voices, including old lady voices. Although, Foray dabbled in on-camera acting, she was particularly talented in voice characterizations, dialects and accents. She worked steadily in radio in the 30s, 40s and into the 50s, as the female “voice magician”. Foray, Stan Freberg, Daws Butler, Pinto Colvig (and many others) recorded hundreds of children’s albums for Capitol Records. To the right is a photo of June at a recording session with Stan Freberg and Daws Butler.