Eleanor Audley scripts
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the scripts of American actress Eleanor Audley (1905-1991). Audley acted in animated features, television series, film, Broadway, and radio programs. She voiced several Disney characters, including Lady Tremaine in "Cinderella" (1950); Maleficent in "Sleeping Beauty" (1959); and the voice for Madame Leota, the spirit of a psychic medium, in the Haunted Mansion attractions in Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1950s-1960s
Creator
- Audley, Eleanor (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Eleanor Audley (1905-1991) was an American actress. Audley acted in animated features, television series, film, Broadway, and radio programs. She played the voices of Lady Tremaine in "Cinderella" (1950) and Maleficent in "Sleeping Beauty" (1959). She made television appearances in "I Love Lucy," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," and "The Beverly Hillbillies." Audley is also the voice for Madame Leota, the spirit of a psychic medium, in the Haunted Mansion attractions in Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the scripts of American actress Eleanor Audley (1905-1991). Audley acted in animated features, television series, film, Broadway, and radio programs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, November 25, 1991.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Audley, Eleanor -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Eleanor Audley scripts
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 February
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu