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Sara Berner was an American actress and voice artist. She was born in Albany, New York, and began her career in radio in the 1930s. She was best known for her roles in the Our Gang comedies, and for providing the voice of Olive Oyl in the Popeye cartoons.
Berner's career in radio began in the 1930s, when she was cast in a number of radio programs, including The Jack Benny Program, The Burns and Allen Show, and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. She also provided the voice of Olive Oyl in the Popeye cartoons from 1941 to 1943.
In the 1940s, Berner began appearing in films, most notably in the Our Gang comedies. She appeared in a total of nine Our Gang films, playing the role of a nosy neighbor. She also appeared in a number of other films, including The Big Clock (1948), The Fuller Brush Man (1948), and The Lemon Drop Kid (1951).
Berner continued to work in radio and television throughout the 1950s and 1960s. She provided the voice of Olive Oyl in the Popeye cartoons from 1960 to 1962. She also appeared in a number of television shows, including The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Donna Reed Show, and The Andy Griffith Show.
Berner retired from acting in the late 1960s. She died in Los Angeles, California, on April 15, 2006, at the age of 94.
Popular As |
Lillian Herdan |
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actress,soundtrack |
Age |
57 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
Born |
12 January, 1912 |
Birthday |
12 January |
Birthplace |
Albany, New York, USA |
Date of death |
19 December, 1969 |
Died Place |
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA |
Nationality |
United States |
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Sara Berner Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Sara Berner's Husband?
Her husband is Milton Rosner (11 August 1951 - 30 March 1958) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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Sara Berner Net Worth
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Other than that, she was destined to round off her career in no-name parts, cameos and walk-ons, most memorably as the dog-owning upstairs neighbour in Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954).
By 1950, Sara had her own comedy detective series on network radio -- "Sara's Private Caper" -- as a former police secretary, turned sleuth. Sadly, despite the assemblage of a good supporting cast, the show flopped (then again, this was something even the great Mel Blanc had experienced four years earlier).
Sara repeated her Mabel role on The Jack Benny Program (1950).
According to a 1949 news article -- shortly after the movie was broadcast -- Sara received a parcel with an assortment of cheeses from a Wisconsin admirer. Such can be the fringe benefits of fame. Her subsequent work in animation encompassed providing the voices for Andy Panda and cartoon penguin Chilly Willy for Walter Lantz's studio. There was also regular work as a small-part supporting player in films and television.
Perhaps her 'signature voice' from those years was that of Beaky Buzzard's Italian Mamma, first heard on The Bashful Buzzard (1945).
That same year, she also voiced the cartoon mouse Jerry, dancing with Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh (1945).
This led to a spate of cartoon roles with Walt Disney (Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)); Walter Lantz (Hollywood Bowl (1938)) and Leon Schlesinger at Warner Brothers (Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938)).
Beginning in 1933, Sara worked extensively in Hollywood -- primarily in animation -- though rarely receiving screen credit. She was particularly successful mimicking Katharine Hepburn's voice, which she first did to much acclaim on the "Eddie Cantor Show".
Job offers in the entertainment industry abounded in the 1930's and 40's for those who possessed genuine talent, and, above all, versatility. As both a comedienne and a natural dialectician, Sara went on to earn five times the salary she would have made in retail. Her stock in trade were exaggerated ethnic dialects, her gallery of voices including Hillbilly, Yiddish (Mrs. Horowitz in "Life with Luigi"), Italian (Mrs. Mataratza on "The Jimmy Durante Show"), Spanish (Chiquita on the Gene Autry program), Greek, Polish and Armenian (to get the hang of this one, she resorted to telephoning assorted Armenian rug dealers!).
This accomplished voice actress with an ear for accents, first made her mark on Jack Benny's radio program in the dual role of wisecracking, gum-chewing telephone operator Mabel Flapsaddle and Jack's plumber girlfriend Gladys. Brunette Sara Berner's real name was Lillian Herdan and she was born in Albany, New York, in January 1912. Her family moved to Oklahoma where she studied drama for two years at Tulsa University. Before she came to notice with the Major Bowes Amateur Hour on radio to embark on nationwide tours with their all-girl unit, Sara's instinctive talents sometimes got her into trouble -- such as being fired from an earlier job as a salesgirl at a Philadelphia department store for mimicking the customers. Of course, this turned out to be a blessing.