Evelyn Venable

Infobox actor
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name = Evelyn Venable

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birthdate = birth date|1913|10|18|mf=y
location = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
deathdate = death date and age|1993|11|15|1913|10|18
deathplace = Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
birthname = Evelyn Venable
yearsactive = 1933 - 1943
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spouse = Hal Mohr (1934-1974)

Evelyn Venable (October 18 1913 - November 15 1993) was an American actress. In addition to starring in several films in the 1930s and 1940s, she is notable as the voice of the Blue Fairy in the Disney animated classic "Pinocchio".cite web
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For her work in motion pictures, Venable has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1500 Vine Street.cite web
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Biography

Evelyn Venable was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the only child of Emerson and Dolores Venable. She attended Walnut Hills High School where her father taught English. Her grandfather William Henry Venable also taught English there. She performed in several plays at Walnut Hills, as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet", the Dream Child in "Dear Brutus" and Rosalind in "As You Like It". She attended Vassar College for a short time before returning to the University of Cincinnati. She performed in Walter Hampden's touring productions, including Roxanne in "Cyrano de Bergerac" and Ophelia in "Hamlet".cite web
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first = David
title = Evelyn Venable - An Earlier, Gentler Time
url=http://www.filmsofthegoldenage.com/foga/1998/fall98/evelynvenable.shtml
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During a performance in Los Angeles, she was recognized and offered several film contracts. After initially turning down the offers, she signed a contract with Paramount in 1932. Her contract was unique in that she would not have to cut her hair, pose for leg art, or start off in bit parts. She played the lead or second lead in a series of films in the 1930s, and was the original model for the Columbia Pictures logo.

She met cinematographer Hal Mohr on the set of the Will Rogers film "David Harum". They married on December 7 1934. Strict vegetarians, they had two daughters, Dolores and Rosalia.

In the early 1940s, Evelyn retired from acting so that she could spend time with her family. She resumed her studies at UCLA and became a faculty member there, teaching ancient Greek and Latin and organizing the production of Greek plays within the Classics department.cite web
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first = Hal
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Her husband, Hal Mohr, died on May 10 1974. She died of cancer in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on November 15 1993, aged 80 and was cremated.cite web
last = Venable
first = Evelyn
title = Find a Grave
url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1575
accessdate = 2007-12-07 ]

Filmography

"This is a complete list of films"

*"Get It" (1943)
*"He Hired the Boss" (1940)
*"Lucky Cisco Kid" (1940)
*"Pinocchio" (1940)
*"The Headleys at Home" (1939)
*"Heritage of the Desert" (1938)
*"Hollywood Stadium Mystery" (1938)
*"Female Fugitive" (1938)
*"The Frontiersman" (1938)
*"My Old Kentucky Home" (1937)
*"Racketeers in Exile" (1937)
*"North of Nome" (1937)
*"Happy-Go-Lucky" (1936)
*"Star for a Night" (1935)
*"Alice Adams" (1935)
*"The Little Colonel" (1935)
*"The County Chairman" (1935)
*"Streamline Express" (1935)
*"Harmony Lane" (1935)
*"Vagabond Lady" (1934)
*"Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (1934)
*"Death Takes a Holiday" (1934)
*"Double Door" (1934)
*"David Harum" (1933)
*"Cradle Song" (1933)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0892867|name=Evelyn Venable

Persondata
NAME = Venable, Evelyn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = American actress
DATE OF BIRTH = October 18 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH = Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
DATE OF DEATH = November 15 1993
PLACE OF DEATH = Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA