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, The Wise Little Hen and other assorted fowl.
Gill was a member of the cast of Uncle Walter's Doghouse on NBC radio. 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 Year Title Role Notes1935 Every Night at Eight Henrietta (Chicken Lady Singer) Uncredited1935 Welcome Home Singer Uncredited1935 Here Comes the Band Mrs. Ella Sacks Uncredited1935 Way Down East Quilting Party Woman 1937 Larceny on the Air Spinster 1937 Mountain Music Girl Uncredited1937 Ever Since Eve Annie - the Cleaning Lady Uncredited1937 She Had to Eat Singer Uncredited1937 Mr. Dodd Takes the Air Miss Carrie Bowers Uncredited1941 The Reluctant Dragon Herself / Clara Cluck 1942 Call Out the Marines Elderly Lady Who Wants to See Horses Uncredited1942 Obliging Young Lady Miss Hollyrod 1942 Eagle Squadron Cockney Uncredited1942 I Married a Witch Woman Playing Chess Uncredited
Animation filmography Year Title Role1931 Birds of a Feather Hen 1934 Funny Little Bunnies Hens1934 Orphan's Benefit Clara Cluck 1934 The Wise Little Hen Hen 1935 Cock o' the Walk Hen 1936 Mickey's Grand Opera Clara Cluck1936 Mother Pluto Hen1937 Mickey's Amateurs Clara Cluck1938 Farmyard Symphony Hens & Rooster1938 The Fox Hunt Clara Cluck 1938 Self Control Chicken 1941 Golden Eggs Hens & Rooster1941 The Nifty Nineties Chickens1942 Mickey's Birthday Party Clara Cluck1942 Symphony Hour Clara Cluck1943 Chicken Little Hen1944 Contrary Condor Condors1945 The Eyes Have It Hens1949 The Greener Yard Hen1951 Chicken in the Rough Hen & Rooster
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External links
Florence Gill in "Every Night at Eight" on YouTube Her biography and filmography – in French.