Robie Lester

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Megargel, Texas, USA

Robie Lester (born Roberta Lester) was an American voice artist, singer, actress, and author. Lester was born in Megargel, Texas and raised in northern Ontario, Canada.[1] After a few years in Detroit, she joined the US Army Air Corps before attending UCLA with a major in music. In Hollywood, she worked with Henry Mancini and Herb Alpert, recorded for Liberty, Warner Brothers and A&M, and sang…

Known for

• The Rescuers — Miss Bianca (singing voice, uncredited)1977
• Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town — Miss Jessica / Mrs. Claus (voice)1970
• The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo — Handmaiden (voice)1964
• The Funny Company — Polly Plum (voice)1963
• Lisbon — Singer1956

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1925

Active to

2005

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

7,376

Total plays

22,253

Robie Lester was born March 23 1925 in Detroit Michigan and raised in northern Ontario Canada.She joined US army corps before attending UCLA with a major in music. In Hollywood she worked with Herb Alpert and Henri Mancini. Recorded for Liberty, Warner Bros and A & M Records. Sang demo for songwriters. One of the busiest voice overs for commercials in the 1960s. Such as Kellogs. cereals. l In the early 1960s, Disney songwriters Richard and Robert Sherman brought Lester to the attention of D

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Roberta

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Michigan

Place of death

Burbank

Occupation

voice actor

Educated at

University of California, Los Angeles

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Genre

traditional pop

Instrument

voice

Record label

Liberty Records

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