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American actress (1917–2006)

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June Allyson was an actress whose professional career began in 1936. She was born on October 7, 1917, and died on July 8, 2006. Allyson had two children. Her work has been associated with tags such as "40s," "Female Voices," and "seen in technicolor."

She is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection. Open Library lists four works under her name, including *June Allyson Can* and *June Allyson's Feeling Great*. Crossref records five works attributed to her. Her official website is juneallyson.com.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1917
Works
4

Top works

  • June Allyson Can
  • June Allyson's Feeling Great
  • June Allyson
  • June Allyson

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
856
Total plays
3,448

Tags

40sFemale Voicesseen in technicoloractress

June Allyson (October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006) was an American film and television actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. She was a major MGM contract star. Allyson won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance in Too Young to Kiss (1951). From 1959-1961, she hosted and occasionally starred in her own CBS anthology series, The DuPont Show with June Allyson. A later generation knew her as a spokesperson for Depend undergarments. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/June+Allyson">

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Key facts

Born
Eleanor Geisman , ( 1917-10-07 ) October 7, 1917, New York City , U.S.
Died
July 8, 2006 (2006-07-08) (aged 88), Ojai, California , U.S.
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Other name
June Allison
Occupations
Actress dancer singer
Years active
1936–2001
Known for
Best Foot Forward Two Girls and a Sailor The Sailor Takes a Wife Two Sisters from Boston The Three Musketeers Words and Music Little Women The Stratton Story Too Young to Kiss The Glenn Miller Story Executive Suite
Political party
Republican
Spouses
Dick Powell ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 ; died 1963 ) ​ Alfred Glenn Maxwell ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1965 ) ​ ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1970 ) ​ David Ashrow ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 ) ​
Website
www .juneallyson .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Eleanor
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
The Bronx
Place of death
Ojai
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Official website
www.juneallyson.com
Image
June Allyson 1950 crop.jpg
Number of children
2
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birth name
Eleanor Geisman
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June Allyson
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June Allyson
date of birth
1917-10-07
date of death
2006-07-08
cause of death
respiratory disease
start of work period
1936-00-00
writing language
English language
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

June Allyson (born Eleanor Geisman; October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006) was an American stage, film, and television actress.

Allyson began her career in 1937 as a dancer in short subject films and on Broadway in 1938. She signed with MGM in 1943 and rose to fame the following year in Two Girls and a Sailor. Allyson's "girl next door" image was solidified during the mid-1940s when she was paired with actor Van Johnson in six films. In 1951 she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance in Too Young to Kiss. From 1959 to 1961 she hosted and occasionally starred in her own anthology series, The DuPont Show with June Allyson, which aired on CBS.

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