Florence Gill

Florence Gill was an English actress and voice actress. For Disney, she provided the voices of Walt Disney's Clara Cluck, The Wise Little Hen, and Assorted Fowls. She also provided the clucking sound effects of the condors, chickens, hens, and roosters in a number of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Chip and Dale, Pluto, and Silly Symphonies cartoons, as well as a few feature films. In addition, she appeared in live-action in the film The Reluctant Dragon, alongside Clarence Nash to cluck an operatic duet as Clara alongside Nash's Donald, most likely for Mickey's Grand Opera. She also played Clara Cluck in the 1938 radio show The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air and participated in the radio adaptation of Pinocchio.
Gill was born on July 27, 1877 and was a member of the cast of Uncle Walter's Doghouse on NBC radio. In addition to her animation work, Gill also appeared in live-action films. She performed her musical hen impersonation in front of a radio microphone in two 1935 musical comedies, Every Night at Eight and Here Comes the Band. Her other film credits included Way Down East, Larceny on the Air, Ever Since Eve, Mr. Dodd Takes the Air, and Obliging Young Lady.
She died on February 19, 1965. Her interment was located at Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Role
1931	Birds of a Feather 	Hen
1934	Funny Little Bunnies 	Hens
1934	Orphan's Benefit 	Clara Cluck
1934	The Wise Little Hen 	Hen
1935	Cock o' the Walk 	Hen
1936	Mickey's Grand Opera 	Clara Cluck
1936	Mother Pluto 	Hen
1937	Mickey's Amateurs 	Clara Cluck
1938	Self Control 	Chicken
1938	Farmyard Symphony 	Hens & Rooster
1941	Golden Eggs 	Hens & Rooster
1941	The Nifty Nineties 	Chickens
1942	The Reluctant Dragon 	HerselfClara Cluck
1942	Mickey's Birthday Party	Clara Cluck
1942	Symphony Hour 	Clara Cluck
1943	Chicken Little 	Hen
1944	Contrary Condor 	Condors
1945	The Eyes Have It 	Hens
1949	The Greener Yard 	Hen
1951	Chicken in the Rough 	Hen & Rooster
1953	Peter Pan 	Nesting seagull(archive audio)
==Roles==
Clara-Cluck.png|Clara Cluck(1934–1942)
Gallinita.jpg|The Wise Little Hen(The Wise Little Hen)
38212.jpg|Mother Condor(Contrary Condor)
Seagull shaved rear end.png|Nesting Seagull(Peter Pan)
==Gallery==
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Category:Females
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Category:Pinocchio