Evelyn Venable
American actress (1913–1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Evelyn Venable (October 18, 1913 – November 15, 1993) was an American actress perhaps best known for her role as Grazia in the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday. In addition to acting in around two dozen films during the 1930s and 1940s, she was also the voice and model for the Blue Fairy in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940). She is one of a number of women who have been suggested to have served as the model for the personification of Columbia in the Columbia Pictures logo that was used from 1936 to 1976.
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Evelyn Venable | |
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Born | (1913-10-18)October 18, 1913 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | November 15, 1993(1993-11-15) (aged 80) Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles[1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1933–1947 |
Notable work | Original voice of The Blue Fairy in Disney's Pinocchio (1940) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
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For her work in films, Venable has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1500 Vine Street.[2]