Evelyn Venable (October , â€" November , ) was an American actress.
In addition to starring in several films in the s and s, she was also
the voice and model for the Blue Fairy in Walt Disney's Pinocchio ().
She was the original model for the personification of Columbia in the
Columbia Pictures logo.For her work in motion pictures, Venable has a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at Vine Street.Evelyn Venable was
born on Saturday, October , , in Cincinnati, Ohio, the only child of
Emerson and Dolores Venable. She graduated from Walnut Hills High
School (class of ), where her father and grandfather William Henry
Venable taught English. She performed in several plays at Walnut
Hills, such as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, the Dream Child in Dear
Brutus and Rosalind in As You Like It. She attended Vassar College for
a short time before returning to the University of Cincinnati. She
performed in Walter Hampden's touring productions, including Roxane in
Cyrano de Bergerac and Ophelia in Hamlet.
In addition to starring in several films in the s and s, she was also
the voice and model for the Blue Fairy in Walt Disney's Pinocchio ().
She was the original model for the personification of Columbia in the
Columbia Pictures logo.For her work in motion pictures, Venable has a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at Vine Street.Evelyn Venable was
born on Saturday, October , , in Cincinnati, Ohio, the only child of
Emerson and Dolores Venable. She graduated from Walnut Hills High
School (class of ), where her father and grandfather William Henry
Venable taught English. She performed in several plays at Walnut
Hills, such as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, the Dream Child in Dear
Brutus and Rosalind in As You Like It. She attended Vassar College for
a short time before returning to the University of Cincinnati. She
performed in Walter Hampden's touring productions, including Roxane in
Cyrano de Bergerac and Ophelia in Hamlet.
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