Queer Jews Project Day 22 - Maddie Blaustein

A prolific voice actress, a comic book writer and editor, the creative director at Weekly World News, Maddie Blaustein was a woman of many talents. Just look at the range of her voice acting roles – the most iconic being Meowth from Pokemon.

Maddie wrote a comic miniseries, Deathwish, about a transgender cop. She also was a content creator for Second Life under the name Kendra Bancroft, founding one of the game’s first self-governed cities. Sadly, she died in 2008 from a stomach infection. She was 48 years old.

Learn more about Maddie Blaustein here.

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[Image Description: Maddie Blaustein, a woman of light complexion with short dark hair and brown eyes. She is wearing thin glasses and is making a shocked expression, and she is pictured with Meowth from the Pokémon anime, whom she voiced. Meowth is holding a yellow electric guitar and is smiling widely. /End of Description]

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Anonymous asked:

Have you ever cried or been significantly upset at the death of a celebrity?

Yes (which one?), because I cared about them or their work
Yes, for practical reasons (ex. it was a politician with good political views)
Yes, but not because I cared about them (ex. their cause of death was a trigger for you)
No, but I would if certain famous people were to die
No, and I wouldn't even if a celebrity I liked died
No, because there are no celebrities I like/care about
Other (put in tags)

apolladay answered: