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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Jack Linshi](https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Apr 8, 2015 1:56 AM UTC  Radio star, actor, author, recording artist and comedian Stan Freberg poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2008. Radio star, actor, author, recording artist and comedian Stan Freberg poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2008.Harry Langdon—Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Apr 8, 2015 1:56 AM UTC Stan Freberg, the American comedy genius known for his satirical recordings and extensive credits in radio, TV and film, [died](http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-stan-freberg-20150407-story.html) Tuesday. He was 88. Freberg died of natural causes at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif., his son, Donavan Freberg, told the Los Angeles _Times_. The California native began a career spanning more than six decades by doing voice impersonations for Cliffie Stone’s radio show and Warner Bros. cartoons in the 1940s. In 1949, he entered the television business by co-writing and providing voices for characters on the puppet show _Time for Beany_, which aired in Los Angeles in 1949. MORE: [Read TIME’s 1999 story on Stan Freberg, ‘Maestro of the Mike’](http://time.com/3790768/stan-freberg-maestro-of-the-mike/) Freberg rose to fame in the ’50s through his comic records and syndicated radio shows lampooning American popular culture. His album “Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America,” in which he provides a satirical retelling of American history, is one of his most acclaimed works. In the decades that followed, Freberg continued voice work in several TV shows and films, including the animated Walt Disney classic _Lady And the Tramp_ (1955) and the comedy _It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World_ (1963). Freberg also launched a career in advertising, creating hundreds of commercials and receiving more than 20 Clio Awards for his TV and radio spots. \[[Los Angeles _Times_\]](http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-stan-freberg-20150407-story.html) Stan Freberg: American Satirist, Funny Commercials Father Dies at 88 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3774886/stan-freberg-dies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3774886/stan-freberg-dies/"},"headline":"Comedy Legend Stan Freberg Dies at 88","datePublished":"2015-04-08T01:56:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:46:56.102Z","description":"A satirical retelling of American history is one of his most acclaimed works","url":"https://time.com/3774886/stan-freberg-dies/","keywords":["obituary","People"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec29612ffa38bdaf/698799588e0601793545b99c/stan-freberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec29612ffa38bdaf/698799588e0601793545b99c/stan-freberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Radio star, actor, author, recording artist and comedian Stan Freberg poses for a portrait on Oct. 17, 2008 in Los Angeles.","caption":"Radio star, actor, author, recording artist and comedian Stan Freberg poses for a portrait on Oct. 17, 2008 in Los Angeles.","creditText":"Harry Langdon—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/obituary/","name":"obituary"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3774886/stan-freberg-dies/","name":"Comedy Legend Stan Freberg Dies at 88"}}]}] ```