Information AboutMason Adams |
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Mason Adams ( February 26 , 1919 – April 26 , 2005 ) was an American Character Actor . BIOGRAPHY Early life Adams was born in Brooklyn, New York of Jew ish background.1 He earned an MA Degree from the University Of Michigan in Theatre Arts and Speech and also attended the University Of Wisconsin-Madison , studying theater arts. He made his stage debut in 1940, appearing in summer stock at Baltimore 's Hilltop Theater .http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800063214/bio Career Adams was heard on many radio programs during Radio's Golden Age . A notable recurring role was that of Pepper Young in ''Pepper Young's Family'', which aired from 1947 to 1959 . He also portrayed the deadly Nazi Atom Man in a classic 1945 Serial on the Radio version of '' The Adventures Of Superman ''. Adams is perhaps most famous for his role as Managing Editor Charlie Hume in the '' ( 1981 ). During the 1960s he was ubiquitous as a Voiceover actor in television Commercials for food and other household products, most notably for Chiffon margarine. He also did the vocal part of the television commercials for Smucker's preserves ("With a name like Smucker's, it has to be good!"), a role he had resumed in his last years. Beginning in the 1980s, Mason provided the voiceover for Cadbury Chocolate Eggs , which were advertised on television with Mason's catchy slogan, "No bunny knows Easter better than him Cadbury Bunny ." Mason also did radio commercials for the Salvation Army . In one of the early episodes of Sesame Street , he voiced a cartoon featuring a "jazzy" triangle, and a "square" square. He voiced those two, as well as being the narrator, with Jazz Music in the background. This cartoon would be repeated on the show for many years well into the 1980 s. In the HBO miniseries '' From The Earth To The Moon '' he played Senator Clinton P. Anderson . During the 1970s, he was a co-star of the NBC soap opera '' Another World ''. Personal life Adams married Margot Feinberg in 1957. The couple had a daughter, Betsy, and a son, Jim. Mason Adams died at the age of 86 on April 26 , 2005 , from natural causes, according to his daughter. Radio career Mason Adams played many characters in various "Radio Only" Productions. Many are in circulation today among various collectors CBS Radio Mystery Theater Superman X Minus One Proudly We Hail This Is My Story Exploring Tomorrow Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar The NBC Radio Theatre Suspense Crime Club Ellery Queen Gasoline Alley Big Town FOOTNOTES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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