Martha Wentworth

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Martha Wentworth
Born	Verna Martha Wentworth (1889-06-02)June 2, 1889 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	March 8, 1974(1974-03-08) (aged 84) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Years active	1920s-1963

Verna Martha Wentworth (June 2, 1889 – March 8, 1974) was an American actress. Having had a long radio career since the early 1920s, listeners recognised her as The Wintergreen Witch on The Cinnamon Bear radio program (1937), Annie Wood and Mrs. Littlefield on Crime Classics (1953), Ma Danields on The Gallant Heart (1944), as well several semi-regular roles on Broadway Is My Beat, On Stage, The Abbott and Costello Show.

She later became a film actress in the 1940s, starring in several Red Ryder Western films. She went on to do voice work for Walt Disney Studios; as Nanny, Queenie the Cow and Lucy the Goose in One Hundred and One Dalmatians and as Madame Mim in The Sword in the Stone, her final credited film appearance.

She died 11 years later at the age of 84.

Selected filmography

I Love to Singa, Merrie Melodies theatrical short (voice) as Mother
"Fraidy Cat" episode of Tom and Jerry (1942) (Voice) as woman in "witching hour" radio program.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) (voice) as Nanny / Queenie / Lucy
The Sword in the Stone (1963) (voice) as Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel

References

Wollstein, Hans J., Allmovie.

External links

Martha Wentworth at Find a Grave
Martha Wentworth at the Internet Movie Database

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Persondata
Name	Wentworth, Martha
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	June 2, 1889
Place of birth	New York City, New York, United States
Date of death	March 8, 1974
Place of death	Sherman Oaks, California, United States

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