Paul Herlinger

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Paul Herlinger
Born	May 1, 1929 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	February 2, 2010(2010-02-02) (aged 80) Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Voice actor, radio & TV producer
Years active	1945–2008
Spouse(s)	Ilona Plankin (m. 1956–2010)

Paul Herlinger (May 1, 1929 – February 2, 2010) was an American voice actor, best known for his role as John Avery "Whit" Whittaker on the radio drama, Adventures in Odyssey (1996–2008). He began in that role soon after Hal Smith died in 1994, and has also voiced Whit on the Adventures in Odyssey video series^[1] and Adventures in Odyssey video games.^[2] In 2008, he retired due to health conditions, and Focus on the Family got Andre Stojka to replace the voice of "Whit". Herlinger has also done voice work for dozens of PBS documentaries, commercials and films.^[3]

He began his career in radio production via an all-city, three-day-a-week program in 1945 while attending Stuyvesant High School in New York. After two years at New York University, Paul served in the United States Marine Corps. This was followed by his completion of a Master of Arts at the University of Michigan where he met Ilona Planken, whom he married on September 1, 1956. He spent 25 years in commercial television before working for public television where he was able to produce and narrate documentaries which aired locally and nationally.^[4]^[5]

Herlinger was a voice actor for Adventures in Odyssey for 12 years. His major role on the show was the voice of John Avery Whittaker from 1996 to 2008. He died on February 2, 2010.

References

↑ "Paul Herlinger". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
↑ Collins, Lois M. (August 11, 2005). "'Odyssey' games engaging and crafty". Deseret News. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
↑ "Paul Herlinger". WhitsEnd.org. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
↑ "Nov. 15, 2006: The voice of Whit, Paul Herlinger, tells about his early days in acting.". Retrieved March 3, 2010.
↑ "Paul Herlinger's Obituary by the Seattle Times". Retrieved March 3, 2010.

External links

Paul Herlinger at the Internet Movie Database
Paul Herlinger at the Adventures in Odyssey Wiki
Paul Herlinger at The Soda Fountain

Persondata
Name	Herlinger, Paul
Alternative names
Short description	Actor, radio and television producer
Date of birth	May 1, 1929
Place of birth	New York, New York, U.S.
Date of death	February 2, 2010
Place of death	Tacoma, Washington, U.S.

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