 He also voiced the Spelling Bee and Chroma the Great in the 1970 live-action/animated film "The Phantom Tollbooth", and provided the voice for the title character in "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi".In 1963, Menken formed his own company, Malibu Films, which specialized in educational and industrial films.Shepard Menken died in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills two months after his 77th birthday.