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Voice of Mickey Mouse, Wayne Allwine, dies


May 20, 2009 Wayne Allwine, who provided the voice of Mickey Mouse for the past 32 years, died May 18 at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications due to diabetes. Allwine, also was an Emmy-winning sound effects editor, was the voice of Disney's world-renowned mouse since 1977, when he first lent his familiar falsetto to animated segments for "The New Mickey Mouse Club." A native of Glendale, Calif., Allwine made his first TV appearance at 7 as one of the children interviewed by Art Linkletter on his "House Party" program.

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