Barbara Luddy

American actress (1908–1979)Template:SHORTDESC:American actress (1908–1979)

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**Barbara Luddy** (May 25, 1908 – April 1, 1979) was an American actress best known for her voiceover work for Walt Disney Studios in the 1950s and 1970s.

## Biography

Born in Great Falls, Montana, Luddy was the daughter of Will and Molly Luddy of Helena, Montana. She sang in vaudeville as a child. She attended Ursuline Convent in Great Falls, Montana.

## Career

### Stage

In 1929, Luddy toured with Leo Carrillo in Australia as part of a touring company that presented the play *Lombardi, Ltd.* A review in the Sydney Morning Herald cited Luddy's work portraying a mannequin as "a role in which Miss Barbara Luddy made a great hit by her pert audacity and vivaciousness."

### Radio

Luddy was a member of the dramatic cast of the *Chicago Theater of the Air*. One of Luddy's better known roles on radio was being a regular performer on *The First Nighter Program* from 1936 until the series ended in 1953. In 1937, she and fellow *First Nighter* actor Les Tremayne set what a contemporary newspaper article called "a precedent ... when these signed long term contracts calling for their exclusive services" on the program."

She also played Veronica Gunn in the comedy *Great Gunns*. In soap operas, she played Judith Clark in *Lonely Women* Carol Evans Martin in *The Road of Life*, and Janet Munson in *Woman in White*.

### Film

Luddy's film career began with silent pictures in the late 1920s. She is perhaps best remembered for her voice work in Disney animated films such as *Lady and the Tramp* (in which she played the titular Lady), *Sleeping Beauty*, *One Hundred and One Dalmatians*, *Robin Hood* and the Winnie-the-Pooh featurettes including *Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree*, *Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day*, and *Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too*, all of which were edited into the composite feature *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh*.
Her other film credits include *Terrified* (1962) and the TV film *Lost Flight* (1969).

### Television

Luddy guest starred in episodes of such television programs as *Hazel*, *Dragnet*, *Adam-12*, and *Kolchak: The Night Stalker*.

## Personal life

Luddy married R. Ned LeFevre, an actor and announcer, on September 18, 1942. The couple had one daughter, Barbara (1949-2013) and a son, Chris LeFevre, who preceded Barbara in death.

Luddy died of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California, in 1979, at age 70.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Helena Girl Gains Success on Stage". *The Independent Record*. Montana, Helena. January 6, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved July 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
2. ↑ "Barbara Luddy Vacations in Filmdom". *Long Beach Independent*. California, Long Beach. October 7, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved July 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
3. ↑ DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). *Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960*. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN: 978-0-7864-2834-2. P. 170.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Joins "Woman in White"". *Harrisburg Telegraph*. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. May 31, 1941. p. 24. Retrieved July 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
5. ↑ "Lombardi, Ltd". *The Sydney Morning Herald*. Australia, Sydney. September 2, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Terrace, Vincent (1999). *Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows*. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN: 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 74.
7. ↑ "Signed for Fifty-Two Weeks". *Pennsylvania, Harrisburg*. The Evening News. June 1, 1937. p. 16. Retrieved July 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
8. ↑ Mazurki, Jeannette (January 5, 1972). "Barbara Luddy voice of Disney cartoon characters". *The Lowell Sun*. Massachusetts, Lowell. Copley News Service. p. 50. Retrieved July 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
9. ↑ "Co-Star with Tremayne in "First Nighter"". *The Ironwood Times*. Michigan, Ironwood. October 14, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved July 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.open access publication – free to read

## External links

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* Barbara Luddy at Find a Grave
* Barbara Luddy on IMDb