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A superior Hollywood craftsperson, Ray Erlenborn moved from acting into a highly specific arena -- that of sound effects artistry -- where he established himself as something of a maestro, not only with the engineering of aural special effects but with his own provision of voices for animated characters. A singer from the age of three, Erlenborn first toured with Hugo Hamlin's Proteges, and then Buddy Erlen and Dodo Reid on the vaudeville belt, followed by appearances as Spike of the Rinkeydink Gang in the "Winnie Winkle" shorts, and in scattered musical roles in Roy Rogers films. Erlenborn earned his most widespread fame decades later, however, by providing the voice of Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh animated cartoons. During the 1960s and '70s, he also dubbed voices and laugh tracks for such series as The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and The Carol Burnett Show.