Jim Dale's reading; was Re: Whose Death Was The Saddest - book 7

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Lee writes:

It's  interesting to me that Jim had never read an audiobook until he was
asked  to do HP-SS, and now look...he's done the whole Potter series, and has
done  some other wonderful works. So, just as many of us derived such
pleasure  from his HP work, he has also become a strong advocate of
audiobooks, so  it's a win-win thing. :-)



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Mary: Jim IS inspirational. This is my favorite bit and I remember it when  I 
am pushed to do something new. This is from an interview he did in 2003 with  
Rochelle O'Gorman. It's no longer on line but there is a similar one on Jim's 
 website. _http://www.jim-dale.com/rochelle_o'gorman.htm_ 
(http://www.jim-dale.com/rochelle_o'gorman.htm) 
 
 
 
O’GORMAN: Right. That makes sense. How did you get the  Harry Potter project 
in the first place? 
DALE: Well, obviously they were looking for somebody who  could do voices. 
One guy in the office mentioned to Tim Ditlow that Jim Dale had  been in a play 
on Broadway called “Travels With my Aunt” and in it the three  actors on 
stage were doing a total of 33 characters. And they said, “Wow, that’s  the sort 
of actor we need.” So I was hired for the job and asked if I would like  to do 
it, and I said yes. And then it was only after I signed the contract they  
found out that the other two actors in the play did 31 characters and Jim Dale  
himself only did the nephew. In “Travels With my Aunt” I only played the 
Maggie  Smith role. That’s the nephew role, but by that time it was too late.  
---Mary



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