Florence Gill

Deceased · Born: Jul 27, 1877 · Died: Feb 19, 1965

Personal Details

Born Jul 27, 1877 London, England, UK

Biography

Florence Gill was an English actress and voice actress. For Disney, she provided the voices of Walt Disney's Clara Cluck and The Wise Little Hen. She also provided the clucking sound effects of the condors, chickens, hens, and roosters in a number of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Chip and Dale, Pluto, and Silly Symphonies cartoons. She even appeared in live-action in the film, The Reluctant Dragon alongside Clarence Nash to cluck an operatic duet as Clara alongside Nash's Donald, most likely for Mickey's Grand Opera. Her interment was located at Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California.

Career

acting

1951

Chicken in the Rough

Chicken in the Rough as Hen (voice) (uncredited)

1949

The Greener Yard

The Greener Yard as Hens (voice) (uncredited)

1945

The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It as Hen (voice) (uncredited)

1944

Contrary Condor

Contrary Condor as Condors (voice) (uncredited)

1943

Chicken Little as Hens (voice) (uncredited)

1942

Symphony Hour as Clara Cluck (voice) (uncredited)

Mickey's Birthday Party

Mickey's Birthday Party as Clara Cluck (voice) (uncredited)

1941

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon as Clara Cluck (voice) / Florence Gill

The Nifty Nineties

The Nifty Nineties as Chickens (voice) (uncredited)

Golden Eggs as The Hens / Rooster (voice) (uncredited)

Orphans' Benefit

Orphans' Benefit as Clara Cluck (voice) (uncredited)

1940

Goofy's Glider as Chickens

1938

Self Control as Hen (voice) (uncredited)

Farmyard Symphony

Farmyard Symphony as Hens / Rooster (voice) (uncredited)

The Fox Hunt as Clara Cluck (voice) (uncredited)

1937

Mickey's Amateurs

Mickey's Amateurs as Clara Cluck (voice) (uncredited)

1936

Mickey's Grand Opera

Mickey's Grand Opera as Clara Cluck (voice) (uncredited)

Mother Pluto as The Hen (voice) (uncredited)

1935

Cock o' the Walk

Cock o' the Walk as Hens (voice) (uncredited)

1934

The Wise Little Hen

The Wise Little Hen as Wise Little Hen (voice) (uncredited)

Funny Little Bunnies

Funny Little Bunnies as Hens (voice) (uncredited)

1933

Dora's Dunking Doughnuts

Dora's Dunking Doughnuts as Singer on Radio Program

The Mad Doctor as Hen

1931

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather as Mother Hen (voice) (uncredited)