June Allyson

Eleanor Geisman
1917 - 2006
American born Westhester, New York

Nickname Junie . Height 5' 1" (1.55 m) . American leading woman whose sweet smile and sunny disposition made her the prototypical girl-next-door of American movies of the 1940s. Raised in semi-poverty in Bronx neighborhoods by her divorced mother, Allyson (nee Ella Geisman) was injured in a fall at age eight and spent four years confined within a steel brace. Swimming therapy slowly gave her mobility again, and she began to study dance as well. She began to enter dance contests after high school and was given roles in several musical short films. In 1938 she made her Broadway debut in the musical "Sing Out the News." After several roles in the choruses of various musicals, she was hired to understudy Betty Hutton in "Panama Hattie." Hutton's measles gave Allyson a shot at a performance and she impressed director George Abbott so much that he gave her a role in his next musical, "Best Foot Forward."She subsequently was hired by MGM to recreate her role in the screen version. The studio saw what it had in her and offered her a contract. Her smoky voice and winning personality made her very popular and she made more than a score of films for MGM, most often in musicals and comedies. She became quite a box-office attraction, paired with many of the major stars of the day. In 1945 she married actor-director Dick Powell, with whom she occasionally co-starred. Following Powell's death from cancer in 1963, she retreated somewhat from film work, appearing only infrequently on screen and slightly more often in television films. Occasional nightclub appearances and commercials were her only other public performances since, and she died of pulmonary respiratory failure and acute bronchitis on July 8, 2006, after a long illness. David Askrow (30 October 1976 - 8 July 2006) (her death), Glenn Maxwell (17 April 1966 - 17 March 1970) (divorced), Glenn Maxwell (13 October 1963 - 20 April 1965) (divorced), Dick Powell (19 August 1945 - 2 January 1963) (his death) 1 child.

These Old Broads (2001) , A Girl, Three Guys, and a Gun (2001) , Who Killed the Toy Maker? (1995) , Little Wolf (1986) , Hearing Is Believing (1986) ,Steer Crazy (1985) , Hit, Run and Homicide (1984) , Always, Elizabeth (1984) , Vicki's Dilemma/Discount Romance/Looser & Still Champ (1983) , Tony's Family/Minister and the Stripper, The/Her Own Two Feet (1978) , The Last Time I Saw Michael (1982) , The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982) (TV) , I'll Be Suing You (1980) , Brain Child (1979) , Blackout (1978) , High Roller (1978) , Three on a Date (1978) , Curse of the Black Widow (1977) , Letters from Three Lovers (1973) , They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) , Witness Within (1972) , See the Man Run (1971) ,High on a Rainbow (1968) ,Who Killed Beau Sparrow? (1963) , The Old Man and the City (1963) , The Third Side of the Coin (1963) , Days of Glory (1962) , The Doomsday Boys (1962) , Special Assignment (1962) ,The Man Who Wanted Everything Perfect (1961) , The Moth (1961) , The Old-Fashioned Way (1961) , Without Fear (1961) , An Affair in Athens (1961) , Cry Hope! Cry Hate! (1960) , A Stranger in My Arms (1959) , My Man Godfrey (1957) , Interlude (1957) , You Can't Run Away from It (1956) , The Opposite Sex (1956) , The McConnell Story (1955) , The Shrike (1955) ,Strategic Air Command (1955) , Woman's World (1954/I) , Executive Suite (1954) , The Glenn Miller Story (1953) , Remains to Be Seen (1953) , Battle Circus (1953) , The Girl in White (1952) , Too Young to Kiss (1951) , Right Cross (1950) , The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) , The Stratton Story (1949) , Little Women (1949) , The Three Musketeers (1948) , The Bride Goes Wild (1948) , Good News (1947) , High Barbaree (1947) , The Secret Heart (1946) , Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) , Two Sisters from Boston (1946) , The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945) , Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) , Music for Millions (1944) , Meet the People (1944) , Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) , Girl Crazy (1943) , Best Foot Forward (1943) , All Girl Revue (1940) , The Knight Is Young (1938), The Prisoner of Swing (1938) , Sing for Sweetie (1938) , Not Now (1938) , Dates and Nuts (1937) , Dime a Dance (1937) , Ups and Downs (1937) , Pixilated (1937), Swing for Sale (1937)