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Happy Birthday, Jim Dale!

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Posted by: Edward
August 15, 2007, 10:55 PM

This evening we raise our glasses to voice actor Jim Dale, narrator of the Harry Potter audio books, who celebrates his 72nd birthday today. Happy Birthday Mr. Dale!

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26 Comments

Potter Addict

Jim thank you so much for all the hard work. I will buy anything you read. All the Harry books are fantastic (thank you for fixing Ginny’s voice in 7 :-) ) And The Christmas Carol is a welcome addition to our family’s yuletide tradition. Minimoys, Peter Pan, Around the World in 100 Days… they’re all great.

Posted by Potter Addict on August 16, 2007, 01:49 AM report to moderator
rjralaska

Happy Birthday! And thank you soooo much for bringing the books to me via audio. Driving around Alaska takes forever for me and listening to these great books with your talent is a blessing that makes the driving go by so fast!

Posted by rjralaska on August 16, 2007, 02:32 AM report to moderator
TechMom236

Yeah, Jim! JK Rowling, Jules Verne, Dave Barry. You have good taste as well as great ability.

You were the most memorable person in all of “Pete’s Dragon!”

Even the “20 Below” team of our local paper loves you. http://www.registerguard.com/news/2007/08/13/pl.20bkratka.0813.p1.php

Happy Birthday!

Posted by TechMom236 on August 16, 2007, 02:48 AM report to moderator
DHobbit

Happy Birthday, DALE ! You be awesome!

Posted by DHobbit on August 16, 2007, 03:49 AM report to moderator
Joan and Sara

We found this late but Happy Birthday Jim! We cherish the HP cds just as we have cherished all of your wonderful stage performances!

Posted by Joan and Sara on August 16, 2007, 04:20 AM report to moderator
Jyothi

Happy Birthday Mr.Dale. Belated wishes.

Posted by Jyothi on August 16, 2007, 06:00 AM report to moderator
chocolateisnotforbreakfast

Jim, you’ve accompanied me on many a road trip and I want to say thank you for making the constant driving up and down I-71 a delight! Happy Birthday!

Posted by chocolateisnotforbreakfast on August 16, 2007, 04:31 PM report to moderator
Katie Bilius

Happy Birthday to the greatest manin the world. You have changed my life. no lie.

Now if you all don’t mind, I’m going to bed to listen to the audio books for the night like I have every night for my whole Harry Potter life….

Posted by Katie Bilius on August 17, 2007, 02:31 AM report to moderator
*Peeved*

He looks good for 72, I thought he was in his early 60s. Happy Birthday Jim (even though I prefer Stephen Fry in regards to the audio books)!!

Posted by *Peeved* on August 17, 2007, 04:56 PM report to moderator
Emma

Happy Happy belated birthday Jim Dale! My family and I listen to your excellent Harry Potter narrations whenever we travel… you are, as Harry would say, BRILLIANT!

Posted by Emma on August 20, 2007, 08:53 PM report to moderator
Bill Griffeth

Jim Dale’s voices for Dumbledore, Hagrid, Voldemort, Dobby, and Kreacher are wonderfully evocative of those characters. His most moving performance, for me, was Dobby’s death and burial—a perfect rendition of J. K. Rowling’s most poignant prose. Have a great 73rd year, Jim!

Posted by Bill Griffeth on August 21, 2007, 05:58 PM report to moderator
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