Lucille La Verne Overview:

Actress, Lucille La Verne, was born Lucille Mitchum on Nov 7, 1872 in Nashville, TN. La Verne died at the age of 72 on Mar 4, 1945 in Culver City, CA and was laid to rest in Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, CA.

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By Annmarie Gatti on Nov 7, 2013 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Born November 7, 1872 Character Actress appeared in over 40 films including 1935′s?A Tale of Two Cities (as ‘The Vengeance’). She played her share of vengeful, tattered old hags — most famously ‘appearing’ as the voice (uncredited... Read full article


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Lucille La Verne Quotes:

Queen: Take her far into the forest. Find some secluded glade where she can pick wildflowers.
Huntsman: Yes, Your Majesty.
Queen: And there, my faithful huntsman, you will kill her!
Huntsman: But Your Majesty! The little princess!...
Queen: Silence! You know the penalty if you fail.
Huntsman: Yes, your Majesty.
Queen: But to make doubly sure you do not fail, bring back her heart in this.


Queen: Dip the apple in the brew. Let the Sleeping Death seep through.
[the poison on the apple forms a skull]
Queen: Look! On the skin! The symbol of what lies within. Now, turn red, to tempt Snow White, to make her hunger for a bite.
Queen: [offering the apple to the raven] Have a bite?
[the raven flaps wildly, trying to escape]
Queen: [laughing] It's not for you, it's for Snow White. When she breaks the tender peel, to taste the apple in my hand, her breath will still, her blood congeal, then I'll be fairest in the land!


Queen: All alone, my pet?
Snow White: Why... why, yes, I am, but...
Queen: The... the little men are not here?
Snow White: No, they're not, but...
Queen: [Sniffing] Mm-hmm. Baking pies?
Snow White: Yes, gooseberry pie.
Queen: It's apple pies that make the menfolks' mouths water. Pies made from apples like these.
Snow White: Oh, they do look delicious.
Queen: Yes, but wait 'til you taste one, dearie. Like to try one? Go on. Go on, have a bite.


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Lucille La Verne Facts
Was seriously injured in a car accident in Los Angeles in 1932. While trying to avoid a swerving car, La Verne's car hit a telephone pole and she dislocated five vertebrae

Was one of the first of the well known Broadway actors to return to stock and regional theaters on occasion to act and direct.

Her wicked voice lending as The Queen in "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" was ranked #10 on the American Film Institute's villains list of 100 years of The Greatest Heroes and Villains.

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