Cause of death Natural causes Years active 1936 - 1996 | Name Paula Winslowe Role Television actress | |
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Occupation Radio actress/Voice actress Died March 6, 1996, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, United States Similar People Hardie Albright, Sam Edwards, Perce Pearce, Larry Morey, David Hand | ||
Resting place Holy Cross Cemetery |
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Paula Winslowe (March 23, 1910 – March 6, 1996), sometimes credited as Paula Winslow, was a radio and television actress and is known for her role as Bambi's mother in the 1942 movie Bambi.
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- PAULA WINSLOWE IS Lost Co starring WILLIAM CONRAD SUSPENSE Radios Best Episodes
- Early years
- Radio career
- Television career
- Film career
- Personal life
- Death
- Filmography
- References
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Early years
Winslowe was born in Grafton, North Dakota in 1910.`
Radio career
Winslowe played the role of Mrs. Martha Conklin in Our Miss Brooks on both radio and television. On radio, she played Peg Riley in The Life of Riley,
She was also heard in Silver Theater, Big Town and Broadway Is My Beat. She briefly portrayed Mrs. Foster on Big Town, which starred Edward G. Robinson.
She starred in several episodes of Suspense including June 14, 1955 "The Whole Town's Sleeping" written by Ray Bradbury; July 11, 1956 "Want Ad"; January 24, 1956 "The Cellar Door".
Television career
Winslowe was cast in numerous TV shows, including I Love Lucy and at least one episode of the courtroom drama series Perry Mason : in the season six, 1962 episode entitled "The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle", she played a night court judge.
Wisnlowe played multiple characters on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. She also voiced Greta Gravel on The Flintstones (ep.The Entertainer).
Film career
In animated films, she did two voices in Disney's Bambi: Bambi's mother and the pheasant who panics when the hunters come leading to her demise.
Jean Harlow died of kidney disease shortly before the completion of the film Saratoga in 1937. The film was 90% completed and MGM used a body double Mary Dees for Harlow. Dees's voice was higher than that of Harlow, so MGM allowed Winslowe to step in as a voice double. The film was a box office hit.
Personal life
Winslowe married fellow Bambi co-star John Sutherland on September 16, 1939, and had four children.
Death
Winslowe died in her home at the age of 85 in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles.