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Wayne Allwine, Voice of Mickey, Dead at 62

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted May 20, 2009 5:09 PM CDT

(Newser) – Sadly, Mickey Mouse will need a new voice. Wayne Allwine, who has voiced the character for the past three decades in movies and at Disney parks, died Monday from diabetes at age 62, the Los Angeles Times reports. Allwine is only the third person to... Read full story »

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