June Haver
June Haver (born June 10, 1926 in Rock Island , Illinois , as Beverly June Stovenour , † July 4, 2005 in Brentwood , California ) was an American actress .
Life
Haver started singing on stage at the age of six and was a singer in a band during her teens. 20th Century Fox hired her in 1943 . In 1945 she played her first leading role as Cri-Cri in the film drama At Home in Indiana . In the same year she starred with Fred MacMurray in the film Where Do We Go From Here? , this was the only time the couple acted in a movie together.
Despite trying to make Haver into the next Betty Grable , her acting career was short. She met MacMurray again in 1953 and a romantic relationship developed. They married on June 28, 1954 , and Haver gradually withdrew from show business. The last time she appeared in 1959 in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour on. The couple adopted two daughters and stayed together until MacMurray's death in 1991 . At the urging of her friends Ann Miller and Ann Rutherford , Haver joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the age of 75 . Haver died of lung failure, leaving two stepchildren, two adopted children and seven grandchildren. She was buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City , California .
June Haver has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1777 Vine Street).
Filmography
- 1941: Skyline Serenade (short film)
- 1942: Tune Time (short film)
- 1943: The Gang's All Here
- 1944: Home in Indiana (Home in Indiana)
- 1944: Irish Eyes Are Smiling
- 1944: Something for the Boys
- 1945: Where Do We Go from Here?
- 1945: Dolly Sisters
- 1946: Three Little Girls in Blue
- 1946: Wake Up and Dream
- 1947: I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
- 1948: Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
- 1949: Star from Broadway (Look for the Silver Lining)
- 1949: Oh, You Beautiful Doll
- 1950: The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
- 1950: I'll Get By
- 1951: Love Nest
- 1953: The Girl Next Door
- 1958: The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV series, 1 episode)
Web links
- June Haver in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- June Haver fan page with lots of pictures ( memento from October 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- June Haver in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ June Haver | Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved October 22, 2018 (American English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haver, June |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rock Island , Illinois , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 2005 |
| Place of death | Rock Island , California , United States |