Verna Arline Felton was an Emmy-nominated American character actress and voice actress, who voiced several characters in Disney animated films. She died of a stroke just a few hours before the death of Walt Disney early the following morning. Her son, actor Lee Millar, provided the voice of Jim Dear in Lady and the Tramp, while she provided the voice of Aunt Sarah in the film.
Outside of Disney, Felton is best known for providing the original voice of Pearl Slaghoople, Fred Flintstone's antagonistic mother-in-law, in The Flintstones.
After her death, her roles have since been taken over by Tress MacNeille, Kath Soucie, Russi Taylor, April Winchell, Barbara Dirickson, and Susanne Blakeslee.
Outside of Disney, Felton made a living as a radio voice on programs, like The Jack Benny Program, The Abbot and Costello Show, The Joan Davis Show, The Judy Canova Show, and A Day in the Life of Dennis Day. Her television credits included I Love Lucy, Where's Raymond, December Bride, Pete and Gladys, Dennis the Menace, and the voice of Pearl Slaghoople in Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones.
She died on December 14, 1966, the day before Walt Disney died.
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(Dumbo)
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Trivia[]
- In the 2019 live-action remake of Dumbo, there is an employee who works for Vandevere Enterprises named "Miss Verna", which is a possible tribute to Felton.
- In addition to being a voice actress of Flora, Felton is believed to have also voiced Queen Leah in Sleeping Beauty, but to date, the studio does not have clear records detailing who actually voiced the character.[1]
References[]
- ↑ Smith, Dave (2012). Disney Trivia from the Vault: Secrets Revealed and Questions Answered. Disney Editions, page 10-11. ISBN 978-1-4231-7857-6.
