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

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's animated films, Gill made a specialty for 20 years of voicing hens, including

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and other assorted fowl. Gill was a member of the cast of ''Uncle Walter's Doghouse'' on NBC radio. She also voiced 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: ''

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'' and ''

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''. Her interment was located at

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Live-action filmography

Animation filmography

References

External links

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Florence Gill in "Every Night at Eight"
on YouTube

1877 births 1965 deaths 20th-century English actresses Actresses from London Burials at Chapel of the Pines Crematory English film actresses English voice actresses {{UK-voice-actor-stub