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Don LaFontaine, voice of movie trailers, dies
Hollywood fixture put his signature on about 5,000 film previews
Don LaFontaine, voice of movie trailers, dies
Hollywood fixture put his signature on about 5,000 film previews
updated 11:34 a.m. PT, Tues., Sept. 2, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the catch phrase “In a world where...” and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68.
LaFontaine died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications in the treatment of an ongoing illness, said Vanessa Gilbert, his agent.
LaFontaine made more than 5,000 trailers in his 33-year career while working for the top studios and television networks.
LOS ANGELES - Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the catch phrase “In a world where...” and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68.
LaFontaine died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications in the treatment of an ongoing illness, said Vanessa Gilbert, his agent.
LaFontaine made more than 5,000 trailers in his 33-year career while working for the top studios and television networks.
