June Allyson
June Allyson (born Eleanor Geisman; October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006) was an American stage, film, and television actress, dancer, and singer.
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| Full name at birth | Eleanor Geisman
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| Claim to fame | Little girl with the big voice in Best Foot Forward
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| Date of birth | 7 October 1917
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| Place of birth | Bronx, New York
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| Date of death | 8 July 2006
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| Age | 88 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Ojai, California
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| Cause of death | Pulmonary Respiratory Failure & Acute Bronchitis
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| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 1" (155 cm)
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| Weight | 99 lbs (45 kg)
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| Distinctive feature | Voice sounding like always has a cold
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| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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| High school | Theodore Roosevelt
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- When she married Glenn Maxwell, her family allowance from the estate of Dick Powell was reduced from $5,000 per month to $2,500 per month.
- She was a staunch supporter of the Republican Party.
- June married Dr. David Ashrow, a retired dentist-turned actor in October of 1976. June and David toured the country together in the late seventies/early eighties in the stage play "My Daughter, Your Son" to fine reviews. A few years earlier, June starred in the same show with her son.
- Could cry on cue, a talent she shared with Margaret O'Brien. Allyson's method for triggering tears was to "try very, very hard not to cry . . . So the more I thought about not crying the more I cried." According to Allyson, during O'Brien's death scene in Little Women (1949), they "could not stop" crying.
- Received a special tribute as part of the Annual Memorial tribute at The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV). The film footage showed Miss Allyson on stage at the Academy Awards smiling and laughing.
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