OBITUARY: Ilene Woods, Voice of Disney's Cinderella, Dies

Ilene Woods, a singer who provided the voice of Cinderella for Walt Disney's 1950 animated film, died Thursday at age 81. A native of Portsmouth, N.H., Woods was a radio star as a teenager. As a favor to songwriters Mack David and Jerry Livingston, she made demo recordings of "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo," "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" and "So This is Love" in 1948. The songwriters made their pitch to Walt Disney, who had already auditioned more than 300 singers and wasn't satisfied with any v...

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