Norma MacMillan
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MacMillan with Casper
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| Born |
September 15, 1921 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | March 16, 2001 (aged 79) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Resting place | Remains scattered off Strait of Juan de Fuca |
| Occupation | Actress, voice actress |
| Years active | 1954–2001 |
| Spouse(s) | Thor Arngrim |
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Norma MacMillan (September 15, 1921 – March 16, 2001) was a Canadian 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 , Big Business, Love at Stake, , Big Bully, and Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry with Katharine Hepburn.
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