Verna Felton had extensive experience on the stage and in radio before she broke into film and television. Her trademarks was her distinctive husky voice and her no-nonsense attitude. She was quite in demand for voiceover work, as evidenced by her roles in Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland and Lady and the Tramp. She appeared in many films, but is best remembered as Hilda Crocker in the TV series December Bride, a character she carried over into its spinoff, Pete and Gladys. Her co-star from that show, Harry Morgan, kept a picture of Verna on his desk on the set of M*A*S*H representing Mildred Potter, the wife of his character Col. Sherman Potter. Verna died in 1966 at 76 years of age of a stroke.



Provided the voices for a number of memorable Disney characters: Flora in Sleeping Beauty (1959), Elephant Matriarch and Mrs. Jumbo in Dumbo (1941), Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (1950), Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (1951), Aunt Sarah in Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Winifred in The Jungle Book (1967). Was a very popular radio & television actress. An important part of her career was doing voice work for Disney. She died on December 14, 1966, the day before Walt Disney passed away. Twice voiced elephants for Disney, in "Dumbo" and the "Jungle Book.".