Photo: Thea White/Facebook; Cartoon Network/Courtesy Everett Collection
Thea White, who was known for voicing the character Muriel Bagge onCourage the Cowardly Dog, has died. She was 81.
“Sadly we lost our legendary Feefer (the voice of Muriel) on Friday morning after she fought hard with courage to try to beat her liver cancer and to resume life or to die trying,” Zitzner wrote onFacebook. “(She ended up with an infection after cutting out the damn cancer).”
Zitzner continued his post addressing his sister directly: “I’ve never met a person who knew you who didn’t think you were the greatest person alive. That lasted even up through your stay in the hospital as I’m told the nurses and doctors also fell in love. You loved life and even [though] I know the final outcome I love your decision to go for it and to try to win.”
Many took to social media with tributes to the voice of Muriel Bagge. “Thank you Thea White forbeing a big part of my childhood, RIP,” one person wrote on Twitter. “RIP Thea White.Courage the Cowardly Dogwouldn’t have been the same without her,” another posted. “Shegave us so much,” a fan wrote, posting a photo of herself in Muriel cosplay.
White was born June 16, 1940, in Newark, New Jersey. Her mother Eleanor and maternal grandmother Eva were both actresses, and White studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and the American Theater Wing.
The Broadway veteran began her acting career onstage in Dallas, Texas, before she worked as a personal assistant to screen legend Marlene Dietrich. After getting married and retiring from acting, she was a librarian in Livingston, New Jersey, until she was offered the part onCourage the Cowardly Dog.
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source: people.com
