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Eleanor Audley scripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2187

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

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.

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

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