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Pinto Colvig

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Pinto Colvig was a vaudeville actor, radio actor, newspaper cartoonist, prolific movie voice actor, and circus performer whose schtick was playing clarinet off-key while mugging. He was born [[September 11[], 1892 in Jacksonville, Oregon, USA, and died October 3, 1967 in Woodland Hills, California

Colvig is probably best known as the voice of Disney's Goofy and the original Bozo the clown, a part he played for a full decade beginning in 1946. He was also one of the pioneers in putting warning labels about cancer risk on cigarette packages. He also was the voice of a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz (1939 movie).