Verna Arline (Felton) Millar (1890 - 1966)

Born 20 Jul 1890 in Salinas, Monterey, California, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Lee Carson Millar — married 9 Feb 1923 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Dec 1966 at age 76 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Verna (Felton) Millar is Notable.

Verna Arline Felton was born in Salinas, California in 1890 and was the daughter of Dr. Horace W. and Clara Felton.^[1] Her father died when she was about 9 years old.

Verna was a child performer, appearing at the Victory Theater in San Jose, California, as Little Lord Fauntleroy. ^[2]Her debut professional appearance was in August of 1900 when she sang and danced in a performance at San Francisco's Fischer Concert House. ^[3]

Verna performed as a voice actor in many classic Disney animated films, including Dumbo (Elephant Matriarch), Cinderella (Fairy Godmother), Alice in Wonderland (Queen of Hearts), and Sleeping Beauty (Flora and Queen Leah). She also appeared in radio programs, television shows, and live-action films. (See various wikis for complete lists of her contributions in the entertainment industries in the links, below.) Her work in the television show December Bride, earned her Emmy nominations in 1958 and 1959 for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.^[4]

She married Lee Carson Millar in Manhattan, New York in 1923.^[5] Lee also worked in the industry as an actor.

Their only child, Lee Millar, Jr., was born in 1924.

Verna was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her star appears in the 1700 block of Vine Street on the west side of the street. ^[6]

According to the Los Angeles Times, Verna served as Honorary Mayor of North Hollywood for several years. ^[2] Verna

Verna died in 1966 and was interred at Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory in the Glendale suburb of Los Angeles. ^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ The Salinas Daily Journal, p. 3, col. 3. accessed 18 Jun 2021.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Verna Felton, Radio and TV Actress, Dies," The Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec 1966, Part III, p. 16, col. 1. Digital images accessed 18 Jun 2021, Historical newspapers.
3. ↑ Internet Movie Database, IMDB, accessed 18 Jun 2021.
4. ↑ "TV's Emmy Awards Nominees Announced," The Daytona Beach Morning Journal, 18 Apr 1959, p. 2, col. 2. Digital images. google news. Historical newspapers.
5. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24CB-7MH : 10 February 2018), Lee Carson Millar and Verna Arline Felton, 09 Feb 1923; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,545.
6. ↑ Walk of Fame
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 June 2021), memorial page for Verna Felton (20 Jul 1890–14 Dec 1966), Find A Grave: Memorial #7887, citing Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.
8. ↑ *"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5Q8-DN19 : 18 July 2020), Miss Verna Felton, 1966.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X42W-GX7 : accessed 18 June 2021), Verna F Millar in household of Lee C Millar, Manhattan (Districts 0251-0500), New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 499, sheet 24B, line 84, family 590, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1560; FHL microfilm 2,341,295.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9H2-L7G : 6 January 2021), Verna F Millar in household of Lee Millar, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-54, sheet 9B, line 80, family 251, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 376.
• Verna Felton Wikipedia entry
• Wikidata: Item Q255934
• IMDB: Verna Felton
• IBDB: Verna A. Felton
• Disney Wiki: Verna Felton
• WikiTree: Classic Disney Project