June allyson biography
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June Allyson []
Unlike her contemporary Dutch-American actress Betty Grable, who was revered as a pinup girl and sex symbol in her younger years, June Allyson was just a consummate movie actress with enormous staying powers. Allyson was active as a performer as recently as , the year she reached her 87th birthday. During her long acting career she had been involved in over performances.
June Allyson was born to Clara and Robert Geisman in New York City on October 17, At birth her name was Ella Geisman. Allyson later changed it to her professional name June Allyson. Her father’s family name was Van Geisman, which was simplified to Geisman before June was born. During her childhood, June’s parents separated and the father left the family. As a result Allyson was brought up by her mother and the family was forced to live in poverty.
After a childhood accident which nearly left her crippled, Allyson took up dancing and swimming for therapy. She enjoyed the dancing and b
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June Allyson
American actress (–)
June Allyson (born Eleanor Geisman; October 7, – July 8, ) was an American stage, film, and television actress.
Allyson began her career in as a dancer in short subject films and on Broadway in She signed with MGM in , and rose to fame the following year in Two Girls and a Sailor. Allyson's "girl next door" image was solidified during the mids when she was paired with actor Van Johnson in six films. In , she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance in Too Young to Kiss. From to , she hosted and occasionally starred in her own anthology series, The DuPont Show with June Allyson, which aired on CBS from to [1]
In the s, she returned to the stage, starring in Forty Carats and No, No, Nanette. In , Allyson released her autobiography June Allyson by June Allyson, and continued her career with guest starring roles on television and occasional film appearances. She later established the June Allyson F
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June Allyson
Secondly, lots of good juicy gossip bits, which inom quite enjoyed. I loved getting a "girlfriend" glimpse of Judy Garland and the old MGM studio system. But June seems to man a lot of points about her life geared towards defending herself against specific rumors about her--ones I hadn't known even existed. So I felt I couldn't truly understand the significance of some of the events she described because I had no background on it, other than her subtle remarks seemlessly sewn into the narration, e.g. "That was a rumor going around about me. That was just not true!"
I was reading the book on a plane, and another passenger asked me, "So is it true that June Allyson really was a bitch?" I said, "Not according to her. This