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Verna Felton

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Actor
Born:
June 20, 1889 in Salinas, CA
Death:
December 14, 1966 in North Hollywood, CA
Biography:Actress "Verna Felton" had spent years honing her craft on the stage before she established her reputation on radio. Felton's contributions to the airwaves ranged from the part of Mme. DeFarge in a "Lux Radio Theatre" version of Tale of Two Cities to the recurring role of the Mean Widdle Kid's grandma on "The Red Skelton Show". After the death of her actor/husband "Lee Millar" in 1941, Felton began her screen career. Her movie assignments consisted largely of voiceover work for Walt Disney's animated features: she can be heard as a gossiping elephant in "Dumbo" (1941), the Fairy Godmother who sings "Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo" in "Cinderella" (1950), the Queen of Hearts in "Alice in Wonderland" (1951), Flora the good fairy in "Sleeping Beauty" (1959), and still another elephant in "The Jungle Book" (1967). She carried her voiceover activities into television, supplying the voice of Fred Flintstone's ... Full Biography
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