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Jim Dale MBE (born James Smith in August 15, 1935) is a British singer, songwriter, & actor.
Many of his songs entered a UK singles chart:
He wrote a song "Dick-a-Dum-Dum (King's Road)," which became the minor hit for Des O'Connor in 1969, and his lyrics for the movie theme Georgy Girl were nominated for an Academy Award in 1966. A song (performed by The Seekers) reached number 1 in a U.s. stock and index charts the below season.
Dale appeared inside the total of the Carry On films, generally swimming a romanticist lead, in the noted silent short film A Plank, though he also got profits as a amusing villain in the Disney films ''Pete's Dragon and The Spaceman and King Arthur. He is an accomplished stage actor (within each straight & musical roles) world health organization has been nominated for little joe Tony Awards, winning one for Barnum. He is the storyteller of the American Harry Potter audiobooks, and likewise a Harry Potter'' DVDs.
Dale was awarded an MBE in 2003.
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Jim Dale Home Page Official site. Includes biography, answers to frequently asked questions about the Harry Potter audiobook editions, audiobook reviews, insight into the development of the character voices used to bring the books to life, and personal commentary. TV-Now - Jim Dale Current month TV schedule. Random House: Harry Potter Official publisher site with Real Audio samples and ordering information for all 4 audiobooks, as performed by Jim Dale. Includes photo and profile. Salon.com Audio: J.K. Rowling Audio clip of Jim Dale reading an excerpt of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". Available in streaming Real Media and MP3. IMDb: Jim Dale Filmography, trivia, and other details. CNN: When He talks, 'Harry Potter' fans listen Jim Dale, veteran actor, says he'll be remembered for Rowling readings. Article by Jamie Allen. The Creators of the Harry Potter Audiobooks Archived interview with narrator Jim Dale and producer Tim Ditlow. |
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