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Textual
5 linear cm
Audiovisual
Videocassettes
¾ in. videotape, U-Matic: 29 (1251 mins)
Total videocassettes: 29
Total videocassette duration: 1251 mins
Audiocassettes
1/8 in. audiotapes, Compact Cassette: 53 (996 mins)
Total audiocassettes: 53
Total audiocassette duration: 996 mins
Vinyl Records:
7 in. records: 2 (12 mins)
12 in. records: 4 (160 mins)
Total vinyl records: 6
Total vinyl records duration: 172 mins
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Biographical history
Cal Dodd is an Irish-Canadian voice actor and singer. Dodd grew up in Port Dover, Ontario after moving from Ireland. His career began in 1975 with his first solo album New Horizons. In the mid 70’s, Dodd joined the band Déjà Vu and released two albums with them: Songs For Everyone (1976), and Get It Up For Love (1977). The next year in 1978 marked the second stage of his career when he began to host the CTV television show Circus. His television career quickly flourished and his voice-acting career began. Lending his talents to Fraggle Rock (1984), Goosebumbs (1997), and King (2003), he is best known for his work on X-Men: The Animated Series (1992-1997) as popular character Wolverine. Because of the success of the animated franchise, Dodd continued to voice Wolverine on multiple video games and lend his skills to other character voices. When the popular program ended, Dodd still chose to work in voice-acting, taking on new rolls. He has also gone back to spending time on his musical career, appearing on The Ron James Show (2014) as a singer and releasing a self-titled album, Cal Dodd (2007). As a major part of the Canadian media, his voice has also been used on many commercial campaigns including Molson Canadian, Air Canada, Coca Cola, and Raisin Bran making him known as the ‘Jingle King’.
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This acquisition is divided into seven series:
Series 01: Audio recordings done by Call Dodd. Most recordings are musical covers of songs, or his of his own songs. Some recordings are done with other musicians.
Series 02: Audio recordings and video tapes done with CBC studios for a variety of programs.
Series 03: Material, including video recordings, relating to Dodd's time on the program Circus.
Series 04: Audio and visual recordings done for the many product commercials Dodd has lent his voice to or auditioned for.
Series 05: Musical recordings of the band Déjà Vu, of which Dodd was a member.
Series 06: Audio recordings relating to work done with Canadian journalist, singer, and broadcaster Malka Marom.
Series 07: Video recordings and textual material relating to the Miss Teen Canada pageants, of which Dodd was a host.
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- English
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Created July 19, 2019 by Elizabeth Carroll.
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- English