* Eleanor Audley; Actress, Voice of Disney Characters
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Eleanor Audley, 86, a veteran actress whose Broadway career dated to the 1930s and such shows as “Pigeons and People,” which starred George M. Cohan, and “Susan and God” with Gertrude Lawrence. She also appeared on radio and television with Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Jack Benny and had ongoing roles on several TV series, including “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “Green Acres.” She also was the voice for several of Walt Disney’s animated characters, including the stepmother in “Cinderella” and Maleficent in “Sleeping Beauty.” In North Hollywood on Monday of respiratory failure.
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