Chill Wills

Chill Theodore Wills (July 18, 1903 in Seagoville, Texas – December 15, 1978) was an actor and singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet.

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The distinctive voice of "Francis the Mule" was provided by veteran character actor Chill Wills, whose deep, rough vocal texture and Western twang was perfectly matched to delivering the lines of the cynical and sardonic mule. As was customary at the time, Wills never received billing for his vocal work, though he was featured prominently on-screen as blustery General Ben Kaye in the fourth entry, Francis Joins the Wacs.

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On his passing in 1978 in Encino, California, Chill Wills was interred in the Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

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July 18: July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining....

1903: 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasn't had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. See 1696....

Seagoville, Texas: Seagoville is a city located in Dallas County, Texas. A small portion of Seagoville extends into Kaufman County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 10,823....

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