Elwood Edwards, the Man Behind the Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ Greeting, Dies at 74

Elwood Edwards, the Man Behind the Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ Greeting, Dies at 74
AOL's home page on a computer screen in New York on Aug. 4, 2006. Mark Lennihan/AP Photo
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Elwood Edwards, who voiced America Online’s ever-present “You’ve got mail” 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.