Verna Felton Actress - Born 20 July 1890 · Salinas, California, USA
Died 14 December 1966 · North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (stroke)
Birth name Verna Arline Felton
Height 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
Mini Bio Verna Felton had extensive experience on the stage and in radio before she broke into film and television. Her trademarks was her distinctive husky voice and her no-nonsense attitude. She was quite in demand for voiceover work, as evidenced by her roles in Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Lady and the Tramp (1955). She appeared in many films, but is best remembered as Hilda Crocker in the TV series December Bride (1954), a character she carried over into its spinoff, Pete and Gladys (1960). Verna died in 1966 at 76 years of age of a stroke.
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Family Spouse Lee Millar (February 9, 1923 - December 24, 1941) his death, 1 child M1. Lee Millar (13 June 1924 - 21 September 1980)
Trademarks
Her warm, grandmotherly voice
Often played bombastic, snooty individuals
Roles in Disney films (Sleeping Beauty (1959), Dumbo (1941), Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951), Lady and the Tramp (1955), The Jungle Book (1967)).
Trivia
An important part of her career was doing voice work for Disney. She died on December 14, 1966, the day before Walt Disney passed away.
Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Provided the voices for a number of memorable Disney characters: Flora in Sleeping Beauty (1959), Elephant Matriarch and Mrs. Jumbo in Dumbo (1941), Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (1950), Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (1951), Aunt Sarah in Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Winifred in The Jungle Book (1967).
Twice voiced elephants for Disney, in "Dumbo" and the "Jungle Book.".
Was a very popular radio & television actress.
Died the day before Walt Disney.
Roughly twenty-five percent of her film roles (both uncredited and credited) were for roles in Disney films.
Performing from age 6, she made her professional debut in song and dance as "Little Verna Felton" at San Francisco's Fischer Concert House in August of 1900 at age 10.
Verna Felton sang the Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo song in Cinderella (1950), Walt Disney's animated movie. She also voiced the Fairy Godmother character throughout the movie.
Like Lord Duke, it is left unresolved who voiced Queen Leah in Sleeping Beauty (1959), due to her being uncredited. It can be possible that since Leah's voice is like Felton and while recording some lines as Flora, Felton likely recorded two lines as Leah.
Daughter of Horace W. Felton, a physician who died of a heart attack at age 46 when Verna was only 8, and Clara Lawrence Felton.
Mother of Lee Millar.
She appeared in four films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Dumbo (1941), Cinderella (1950), Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Sleeping Beauty (1959).
She is related to actress Aimee Sapp.
Daughter of Horace (1852-1899), born in the state of New York, and Clara (née Lawrence) Felton (1863-1940), born in the state of California.
Maternal granddaughter of David (1833-1892) and Agnes (née Gleason) Lawrence (1838-1869). Both were born in Ireland and died in the state of California.
Paternal granddaughter of Nelson (1812-1878) and Emily (née Raymond) Felton (1815-1900). Both were born and raised in the state of New York.
Verna Felton (July 20, 1890 – December 14, 1966) was an American actress who was best known for providing many voices in numerous Disney animated films, as well as voicing Pearl Slaghoople in Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones (1962–1963).
You can find people similar to Verna Felton by visiting our lists Disney voice actors and Burials at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.
Full name at birth | Verna Arline Felton
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Claim to fame | Cinderella, Alice In Wonderland, Lady And The Tramp
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Date of birth | 20 July 1890
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Place of birth | Salinas, California, USA
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Date of death | 14 December 1966
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Age | 76 (age at death)
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Place of death | North Hollywood, California
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Resting place | Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S.
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Residence | Salinas, California, USA
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Verna Felton is known for her role in the TV series I Love Lucy (1951) as Mrs. Porter / Mrs. Simpsons.
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