Paula Winslowe

Paula Winslowe
Paula Winslowe
	Paula Winslowe in Perry Mason, 1957
Born	Winifred Reyleche; March 23, 1910; Grafton, North Dakota, U.S.
Died	March 6, 1996 (aged 85); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1936–1996
Spouse	John Sutherland (m. 1939)
Children	4

Paula Winslowe (born Winifred Reyleche;^[1] March 23, 1910 – March 6, 1996) was an American television, radio and voice actress, best known for her role as the voice of Bambi's mother in the 1942 movie Bambi.

Career

In the early 1930s, Winslowe acted with the Marta Oatman Players and McFadden Productions.^[2]

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,^[3] Big Town^[4] and Elliott Lewis' shows Broadway Is My Beat and On Stage.

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"); and June 5, 1956 ("The Twelfth Rose").^{[citation needed]}

Winslowe was cast in numerous TV shows, including I Love Lucy and 2 episodes of the courtroom drama series Perry Mason : in season 1, 1957 episode entitled "The Case of the Drowning Duck" and in season 6, 1962 episode entitled "The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle", in which she played a night court judge. She played multiple characters on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. She also voiced Greta Gravel on The Flintstones (ep. The Entertainer).

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.

Personal life and death

Winslowe was a lifelong Democrat and a practicing Roman Catholic.^[5] She married American producer and Bambi co-star John Sutherland in 1939, and had four children. They remained married until Winslowe's death in 1996.^[6]

Winslowe died in Los Angeles, California, on March 6, 1996, at the age of 85.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

The Little Mole (1941), Mother Mole^[7]
Bambi (1942), Pheasant / Bambi's Mother (voice, uncredited)
North by Northwest (1959), Woman at Auction (uncredited)

References

^ Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. (2 volume set). McFarland. ISBN 9780786479924 – via Google Books.
^ "Professionals in Cast of Play". Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1933. p. 43. Retrieved August 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sunday's Highlights". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. December 3, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved February 7, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Glam-aire". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. December 7, 1937. p. 12. Retrieved February 7, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ An Interview With Paula Winslowe, Skip E. Lowe, 1992
^ "Animating Ideas: The John Sutherland Story". Hogan's Alley. July 24, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ Yowp (June 30, 2022). "Tralfaz: Con-Skunk or Not". Tralfaz. Retrieved July 16, 2022.