Joan Gardner

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Joan Gardner November 16 1926 December 10 1992 was an American actress who was most active in voice over roles She was also a screenwriter songwriter author and composer She was born in Chicago Illinois on November 16 1926 to Jack Jumbo Gardner a prominent jazz musician and Adelaide Cline Gardner She started her career on the stage In 19481949 she wrote scripts for the television programs Pantomime Quiz and Time For Beany Apart from writing scripts and books Gardner also worked as a music composer for films However she was most active as an actress for radio and television animated series She voiced Spunky in The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole Tanta Kringle and various other female roles on the Christmas special Santa Claus Is Comin to Town Bonnie Bonnet and Madame Esmerelda on the TV special Here Comes Peter Cottontail played Josephine Bonaparte opposite Groucho Marxs Napoleon in the animated special The Mad Mad Mad Comedians and Zazu the Fairy Godmother on Pound Puppies She married producer Edward Janis on December 8 1960 and wrote under the name Joan Janis Joan Gardner died on December 10 1992 from cancer