Richard "Dick" Beals (March 16, 1927 – May 29, 2012

(AP) The radio and television voice-over star whose work included the animated characters Gumby and Speedy Alka-Seltzer died Tuesday, May 29 in Southern 
California. Dick Beals was 85. 

A friend, Peter Gorman, tells the Los Angeles Times that Beals died in the
northern San Diego County community of Vista.

Beals was the original voice of the title character on "The Gumby Show" in the
late 1950s. He also was the unseen pitchman in more than 3,000 commercials
for such products as Oscar Mayer and Campbell’s Soup.

He was also the voice of the Davey in the television series "Davey and Goliath."

Beals often got jobs that called for him to sound like a child because he suffered
from a glandular condition.

His voice hadn’t changed since elementary school.

Stevie Wonder appeared on TV’s Sesame Street, where he performed his hit single “Superstition”.

Stevie Wonder (left) on the Sesame Street set

Stevie Wonder will turn 62 on May 13.

     Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875)

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer,and
poet noted for his children’s stories such as “The Little Mermaid”,
”Thumbelina”, and “The Ugly Duckling”. His works have been
translated into more than 150 languages and inspired many
animated films, plays, and ballets.

Statue of Hans Christian Andersen and "The Ugly Duckling” in New York’s Central Park.