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Linda Gary
American voice actress (1944–1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Linda Gary (born Linda Gary Dewoskin, November 4, 1944 – October 5, 1995)[1] was an American actress. Gary was best known for her work in animated series and films, such as providing voices of several female characters in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power.
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Gary's height was a contributing factor that took her to voice acting.[2] Gary stood at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 meters), and once stated that she never had a lot of work due to her height.[2] Gary also preferred voice acting because she had "more [opportunities] to play different characters."[2] Gary dubbed Italian films after landing in Rome, Italy from a five-month travel around Europe with her husband Charles Howerton.[2] Director Mel Welles helped Gary, along with Howerton, find dubbing jobs in there.[2] According to Gary on The Los Angeles Times in 1987, she was "playing not only the young lead and the heroine, but [she] was [also] the mother, the grandmother, and the child."[2] Gary and Howerton returned to the United States in 1974, starting their careers on their own.[2]
Gary went to voice acting classes taught by Daws Butler.[2] She later claimed "When I got my first voice over job, I just sent Daws the check...He believed in me, and I really have him to thank for my career."[2] Gary voiced Teela, Evil-Lyn, Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, and Queen Marlena in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.[2] Gary also voiced Madame Razz, Scorpia, Glimmer, and Shadow Weaver in She-Ra: Princess of Power.[2] Outside of acting, she worked as a counselor at a nonsectarian crisis counseling center affiliated with Temple Beth Hillel Beth Abraham in North Hollywood, California.[2]
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Gary was born in Los Angeles, California, on November 4, 1944.[1] She married actor Charles Howerton on December 21, 1967,[1] and had two daughters, Alexis and Dana.[2] Gary was also stepmother to Howerton's daughter from his previous marriage, Lynn Howerton.[2] She died of heart failure and complications of brain cancer on October 5, 1995, at her home in North Hollywood, California, at age 50.[1] She is buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills.[1]
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