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Florence Gill

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Florence Gill
Born(1877-07-27)27 July 1877
Died19 February 1965(1965-02-19) (aged 87)
OccupationActress
Years active1931–1951

Florence Gill (27 July 1877 – 19 February 1965) was a British actress.

In Walt Disney's animated films, Gill made a specialty for 20 years of playing hens, including Clara Cluck,[1] The Wise Little Hen and other assorted fowl.

Gill was a member of the cast of Uncle Walter's Doghouse on NBC radio.[2] She also played Clara Cluck on the 1938 radio show The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air.

In addition to her animation work, Gill also appeared in live-action films. She performed her musical hen impersonation in front of a radio microphone in two 1935 musical comedies: Every Night at Eight and Here Comes the Band.

Her interment was located at Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California.

Live-action filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1935 Every Night at Eight Henrietta (Chicken Lady Singer) Uncredited
1935 Welcome Home Singer Uncredited
1935 Here Comes the Band Mrs. Ella Sacks Uncredited
1935 Way Down East Quilting Party Woman
1937 Larceny on the Air Spinster
1937 Mountain Music Girl Uncredited
1937 Ever Since Eve Annie - the Cleaning Lady Uncredited
1937 She Had to Eat Singer Uncredited
1937 Mr. Dodd Takes the Air Miss Carrie Bowers Uncredited
1941 The Reluctant Dragon Herself / Clara Cluck
1942 Call Out the Marines Elderly Lady Who Wants to See Horses Uncredited
1942 Obliging Young Lady Miss Hollyrod
1942 Eagle Squadron Cockney Uncredited
1942 I Married a Witch Woman Playing Chess Uncredited

Animation filmography

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Year Title Role
1931 Birds of a Feather Hen
1934 Funny Little Bunnies Hens
1934 Orphan's Benefit Clara Cluck
1934 The Wise Little Hen Hen
1935 Cock o' the Walk Hen
1936 Mickey's Grand Opera Clara Cluck
1936 Mother Pluto Hen
1937 Mickey's Amateurs Clara Cluck
1938 Farmyard Symphony Hens & Rooster
1938 The Fox Hunt Clara Cluck
1938 Self Control Chicken
1941 Golden Eggs Hens & Rooster
1941 The Nifty Nineties Chickens
1942 Mickey's Birthday Party Clara Cluck
1942 Symphony Hour Clara Cluck
1943 Chicken Little Hen
1944 Contrary Condor Condors
1945 The Eyes Have It Hens
1949 The Greener Yard Hen
1951 Chicken in the Rough Hen & Rooster

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Dave (2012). Disney Trivia from the Vault: Secrets Revealed and Questions Answered: Secrets Revealed and Questions Answered. Disney Electronic Content. ISBN 978-1-4231-7857-6. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 690. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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