Mel Blanc: a giant in his field
Mel Blanc was a voice artist known as the man of a thousand voices. If this is not exactly accurate, he came close. Some of the legendary voices he created were cartoon characters we all grew up with: Bugs Bunny, Tweetie Pie, Sylvester the cat and hundreds more.
Mel Blanc was involved in a nearly fatal car accident that left him in a coma for three months. The prevailing opinions were Blanc would never recover. The entertainment world would probably lose a giant talent.
The attending Doctor took a creative approach to dealing with Blanc’s condition. He would not talk to Mel Blanc but to his famous alter-ego, Bugs Bunny. In time, Blanc started talking to the Doctor in this cartoon voice.
Surprisingly enough, Blanc started to improve and eventually recover completely.
Mel Blanc often said Bugs Bunny saved his life. I think Bugs Bunny returned the gift of life to the man who gave him his.