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‘Yogi Bear Show’ voiceover actress Julie Bennett dies from coronavirus

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Julie Bennett, the actress best-known for her voiceover role as Cindy Bear in the iconic Yogi Bear cartoons has sadly passed away from coronavirus. She was 88 years old.

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WATCH: Julie Bennett’s sweet voice behind Yogi Bear’s love interest, Cindy Bear

Her longtime agent and friend Mark Scroggs confirmed the news to EW, praising everyone that looked after her at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she passed on Tuesday, noting they have “been amazing during all of this.”

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“She was definitely a personality and a throwback to Hollywood glamour. Divorced, she leaves behind her mutually adopted family,” Scroggs said in a statement.

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As an actress, Bennett appeared on hit shows such as Dragnet, Leave It to Beaver, Superman, Gunsmoke, The Tonight Show, The Sid Caesar Show and Love, American Style along with various Bob Hope specials

The late actress is survived by close friends Carol, Nick and Mark Scroggs.

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