Paula Winslowe
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Paula Winslowe sometimes credited as Paula Winslow, was a radio and television actress from the 1930s to the mid-1960s.
On radio she was heard in many shows, including The Life of Riley
, Big Town
and Broadway Is My Beat
, and she played the role of Mrs. Martha Conklin in Our Miss Brooks
on both radio and television. She was cast in numerous TV shows, including I Love Lucy
and she also voiced Greta Gravel on The Flintstones
(ep.The Entertainer).
In animated films, she did two voices in Bambi
: Bambi's mother and the pheasant who panics when the hunters come leading to her demise.
When actress Jean Harlow
died on the set of the film Saratoga
in 1937, it was decided that the film, 90% of which was completed, would be finished using a body double (Mary Dees
) for Harlow, however Dees's voice was higher than that of Harlow. Winslowe stepped in as a voice double and the film was released to great success.
On radio she was heard in many shows, including The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, is a popular American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, a long-run 1950s television series , and a 1958 Dell comic book...
, Big Town
Big Town
Big Town is a popular long-running radio drama series which was later adapted to both film and television and a comic book published by DC Comics.-Radio:...
and Broadway Is My Beat
Broadway Is My Beat
Broadway Is My Beat, a radio crime drama, ran on CBS from February 27, 1949 to August 1, 1954. With Anthony Ross portraying Times Square Detective Danny Clover, the show originated from New York during its first three months on the air. For the remainder of the series, the role of Detective Danny...
, and she played the role of Mrs. Martha Conklin in Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks is an American situation comedy starring Eve Arden as a sardonic high school English teacher. It began as a radio show broadcast on CBS from 1948 to 1957. When the show was adapted to television , it became one of the medium's earliest hits...
on both radio and television. She was cast in numerous TV shows, including I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, on the Columbia Broadcasting System...
and she also voiced Greta Gravel on The Flintstones
The Flintstones
The Flintstones is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that screened from September 30, 1960 to April 1, 1966, on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones was about a working class Stone Age man's life with his family and his next-door neighbor and best friend. It...
(ep.The Entertainer).
In animated films, she did two voices in Bambi
Bambi
Bambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand , produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten...
: Bambi's mother and the pheasant who panics when the hunters come leading to her demise.
When actress Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s. Known as the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde" , Harlow was ranked as one of the greatest movie stars of all time by the American Film Institute...
died on the set of the film Saratoga
Saratoga (film)
Saratoga is a 1937 film written by Anita Loos and directed by Jack Conway. The movie stars Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in their sixth and final film collaboration....
in 1937, it was decided that the film, 90% of which was completed, would be finished using a body double (Mary Dees
Mary Dees
Mary Ella Dees was an American stage and screen actress who once served as a primary stand-in double for late-1930s actress Jean Harlow...
) for Harlow, however Dees's voice was higher than that of Harlow. Winslowe stepped in as a voice double and the film was released to great success.