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{{Infobox person
| name = Daws Butler
| image = Daws Butler (1976).jpg
| caption = Butler in 1976
| birth_name = Charles Dawson Butler
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|11|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Toledo, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|5|18|1916|11|16|mf=n}}
| death_place = [[Culver City, California]], United States
| death_cause = [[Heart attack]]
| occupation = Voice actor
| years_active = 1943–1988
| spouse = Myrtis Martin-Butler (1940s–1988; his death)
| children = David Butler, Don Butler, Paul Butler and Charles (Chas) Butler
| website = http://www.dawsbutler.com
}}
'''Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler''' (November 16, 1916 – May 18, 1988) was a [[voice actor]] originally from [[Toledo, Ohio]]. He worked mostly for [[Hanna-Barbera]] and originated the voices of many familiar [[animated cartoon]] characters, including [[Yogi Bear]], [[Quick Draw McGraw]], [[Snagglepuss]], and [[Huckleberry Hound]]. 

Daws Butler trained many voice actors including [[Nancy Cartwright]] (the voice of [[Bart Simpson]]), [[Corey Burton]] (the voice of Dale in ''[[Chip 'n' Dale]]'') and [[Joe Bevilacqua]] (whom Butler personally taught how to do all of his characters). Butler's voice and scripts were a frequent part of Bevilacqua's now-defunct XM show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedyorama.com |title=The Comedy-O-Rama Hour |publisher=Comedyorama.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref> Bevilacqua also wrote Butler's official biography, published by Bear Manor Media.<ref>[http://bearmanormedia.bizland.com/id20.html Daws Butler - Characters Actor], BearManor Media</ref> A new book of cartoon scripts written by Daws Butler and Joe Bevilacqua, ''Uncle Dunkle and Donnie: Fractured Fables'', was scheduled for publication in the fall of 2009. A four-volume, 4½-hour audio set of ''Uncle Dunkle and Donnie'' was to be released simultaneously with Bevilacqua performing all 97 characters in 35 stories. Butler also trained [[Hal Rayle]], who ultimately determined that his best-known character of Doyle Cleverlobe from ''[[Galaxy High School]]'' should sound like Elroy Jetson after he finished [[puberty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://galaxyhigh86.tripod.com/halrayle.html |title=The Galaxy High Website! |publisher=Galaxyhigh86.tripod.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref>⏎
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==Early life and career==
His first voice work came in 1943 at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]. [[Tex Avery]] hired Butler to provide narration work for several of his cartoons. In many cartoons, there was a nameless wolf who spoke in a [[Southern American English|Southern accent]] and whistled all the time. Butler provided the voice for this wolf. While at MGM, Avery wanted Butler to try to do the voice of [[Droopy]], a character that [[Bill Thompson (voice actor)|Bill Thompson]] regularly voiced. Butler perfo(contracted; show full)le=Daws Butler's biography on |publisher=S9.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref> They had four sons, David Butler, Don Butler, Paul Butler and Charles Butler. Butler died from a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on May 18, 1988. Being a [[Roman Catholic]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}, he was buried in Culver City's [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City|Holy Cross Cemetery]]. Many of his roles were assumed by [[Greg Burson]], who had personally studied with Butler for years.


==Legacy==
Daws Butler trained many voice actors including [[Nancy Cartwright]] (the voice of [[Bart Simpson]]), [[Corey Burton]] (the voice of Dale in ''[[Chip 'n' Dale]]'') and [[Joe Bevilacqua]] (whom Butler personally taught how to do all of his characters). Butler's voice and scripts were a frequent part of Bevilacqua's now-defunct XM show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedyorama.com |title=The Comedy-O-Rama Hour |publisher=Comedyorama.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref> Bevilacqua also wrote Butler's official biography, published by Bear Manor Media.<ref>[http://bearmanormedia.bizland.com/id20.html Daws Butler - Characters Actor], BearManor Media</ref> A new book of cartoon scripts written by Daws Butler and Joe Bevilacqua, ''Uncle Dunkle and Donnie: Fractured Fables'', was scheduled for publication in the fall of 2009. A four-volume, 4½-hour audio set of ''Uncle Dunkle and Donnie'' was to be released simultaneously with Bevilacqua performing all 97 characters in 35 stories. Butler also trained [[Hal Rayle]], who ultimately determined that his best-known character of Doyle Cleverlobe from ''[[Galaxy High School]]'' should sound like Elroy Jetson after he finished [[puberty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://galaxyhigh86.tripod.com/halrayle.html |title=The Galaxy High Website! |publisher=Galaxyhigh86.tripod.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref>⏎
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==Media==
*The video ''Daws Butler: Voice Magician'' is a 1987 documentary of Butler's career from his pre-MGM days on up through his teaming with Freberg in 1949 and the teaming with [[Don Messick]] in 1957. It was originally seen as a PBS pledge-drive special.

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