"Noel Blanc tells the story of a terrible car accident that badly injured his father in 1961 as he was driving home along Sunset Boulevard from a job in San Francisco. Mel Blanc, driving an Aston Martin, collided with another car on Dead Man’s Curve. Blanc was almost killed and slipped into a coma. Blanc’s son and wife spent two weeks at his bedside trying to revive him, but got no response."
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The Day Bugs Bunny Saved Mel Blanc's Life
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One day one of Blanc’s neurologists tried something new. He went to Mel’s bed and asked, “Bugs Bunny, how are you doing today?” Then, in a weak voice, came the response anyone would recognize.
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