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Verna Felton

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Verna Felton
  • Date of Birth:
    July 20, 1890
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Cancer
  • Place of Birth:
    Salinas, California, USA
  • Place of Death:
    North Hollywood, California, USA
  • Date of Death:
    December 14, 1966
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Verna Felton
  • Spouse:
    Lee Millar (9 February 1923 - 24 December 1941)
  • Son:
    Lee Millar

Career

Verna Felton

Trivia

Verna Felton
  • She continued her Hilda Crocker role on the December Bride spin-off, Pete and Gladys, starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams.
  • Her guest appearances on I Love Lucy led to a regular supporting role as Hilda Crocker on the CBS sitcom December Bride, with Spring Byington, Dean Miller, Frances Rafferty, and Harry Morgan.
  • She also performed on radio as a regular on The Abbott and Costello Show. Felton was married to radio actor Lee Millar (1888-1941), who also did animation voices (notably for Disney's Pluto), and their son, Lee Carson Millar Jr. (1924-1980), appeared as an actor on a variety of TV shows between 1952 and 1967.
  • She also worked extensively in radio, notably playing Junior the Mean Widdle Kid's grandmother on Red Skelton's radio series and Dennis Day's mother on The Jack Benny Program.

Biography

Verna Felton
Last Updated: Saturday, August 15, 2009

Verna Felton (July 20, 1890 – December 15, 1966) was an American actress who was best-known for providing most of the female voices in numerous Disney animated films as well as voicing Fred Flintstone's mother-in-law for Hanna-Barbera. She also worked extensively in radio, notably playing Junior the Mean Widdle Kid's grandmother on the Red Skelton Radio Show and Dennis Day's mother on Jack Benny's radio program.

On the strength of her guest appearances on I Love Lucy, she was given a weekly supporting role on the TV series December Bride as the friend of the character played by Spring Byington. She also performed on radio, being a regular on The Abbott and Costello Show.

She was one of the most endearing character actresses around. Born in Salinas, California on July 20, 1890, she appeared on stage, radio, screen and television. Her best known assets were her cheeky, grandmotherly face and her velvety smooth, but husky, voice.

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Verna Felton

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