"It's as informed, breezy and fun as you sense Jack Mercer would have wanted." - Filmfax
Discover an animation sensation. Jack Mercer, an actor that
progressed from Vaudeville to working as an apprentice animator at Fleischer
Studios soon filled in as a replacement for exiting Billy Costello to duplicate
the voice Billy originated for their popular Popeye the Sailor cartoon
character. Mercer flourished. His versatile voice characterizations supplied
the sound for Felix the Cat ,Wimpy, Poopdeck Pappy, Popeye's nephews, King
Little, Twinkletoes the Carrier Pigeon, and the bumbling spies Sneak, Snoop,
and Snitch in Fleischer's Gulliver's Travels, as well as many others.
Completely illustrated with an A - Z character list, discography, and massive
credit list. 296 pages.
