Paul Frees is born in Chicago in 1920. The actor was known mostly for his voice work, nicknamed “The Man of A Thousand Voices” for his four-octave range that allowed him to work in dozens of cartoons, films and TV shows and as the voice of the “Ghost Host” for Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. He died in 1986.
This Day in Halloween: "The Man of a Thousand Voices" Paul Frees is born in Chicago in 1920. / Illustration by Ryan Zulueta