Elwood Edwards, who voiced America Online91裸聊视频檚 ever-present 91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檝e got mail91裸聊视频� greeting, has died. He was 74.

He died Tuesday at his home in New Bern, North Carolina, said his daughter Heather Edwards. The cause was complications from a stroke late last year, she said.

Edwards taped his AOL greeting in 1989 into a recorder while sitting in the living room of his home. 91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檝e got mail91裸聊视频� became a pop culture catchphrase in the late 1990s and served as the title of the 1998 Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan film.

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He was also the voice of AOL91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淲elcome,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淕oodbye91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淔ile91裸聊视频檚 done91裸聊视频� messages. He made $200 from the recordings.

He got the gig while working at an independent TV station in Washington, D.C. His second wife, Karen, was a customer service representative for the internet provider that later became known as AOL. She heard the company was looking for someone to be the voice of its software and suggested her husband.

91裸聊视频淭hey were so impressed, they didn91裸聊视频檛 have him go in a recording booth,91裸聊视频� his daughter said.

While few people knew his face, his voice was heard by millions of people each day.

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He did appear on 91裸聊视频淭he Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon91裸聊视频� in 2015 to repeat the famous catchphrase, smiling broadly and chuckling as the studio audience cheered. He also added his voice to an episode of 91裸聊视频淭he Simpsons91裸聊视频� in 2000.

Edwards first worked in radio and then moved into television. He had a brief stint as a weatherman and worked as an announcer, but mostly he spent his time behind the camera, Heather Edwards said.

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He later worked at WKYC-TV in Cleveland as a 91裸聊视频済raphics guru, camera operator, and general jack-of-all-trades,91裸聊视频� the station said. Edwards also did freelance voice-over work for radio and television commercials.

Survivors include another daughter, Sallie Edwards; granddaughter Abbie Edwards; and a brother, Bill.

The family plans to hold a memorial service Monday in New Bern.

John Seewer, The Associated Press