Verna Felton

Verna Arline Felton (July 20, 1890 - December 14, 1966) is an American actress, best known for providing many voices in many Disney animated movies.

 Early years 
Verna Arline Felton was born in Salinas, California to Howard Felton and Clara Lawrence.

 Early career 
She acted in stage plays at the Empress Theater in Vancouver in the late 1920s.

 Radio and television 
Felton worked extensively in the 1930s and 1950s.

 Film and animation 
Felton was a popular actress at the Walt Disney Studios, lending her voice to several animated features, including:
 Dumbo (1941) as the Elephant Matriarch and Mrs. Jumbo, Dumbo's Mother
 Cinderella (1950) as The Fairy Godmother
 Alice in Wonderland (1951) as the Queen of Hearts
 Lady and the Tramp (1955) as Aunt Sarah
 Sleeping Beauty (1959) as Flora, the Red Fairy and Queen Leah, Princess Aurora's mother
 Goliath II (1960) as Eloise the Elephant
 The Jungle Book (1967) as Winifred the Elephant (final film)

 Death 
Felton died at her home of stroke at the age of 76 in the evening of December 14, 1966.

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Category:Actors from Monterey County, California
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