June Vincent
June Vincent | |
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Born | Dorothy June Smith July 17, 1920 Harrod, Ohio,U.S. |
Died | November 20, 2008 Aurora, Colorado,U.S. | (aged 88)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1943-1976 |
Spouse | Bill Sterling (m. 1943–2002; his death) |
Children | 3 |
June Vincent(bornDorothy June Smith,July 17, 1920 – November 20, 2008) was an American actress.
Life and career
[edit]Vincent was born inHarrod, Ohio,[1]the daughter of Sybil Irwin and the Rev. Willis E. Smith.[2]
Stage
[edit]Vincent's acting career began inKeene, New Hampshire,where she acted in summer theater. A newspaper article published July 7, 1944, reported, "she was urged to go to Hollywood by talent scouts. Universal promptly signed her."[3](A different version of Vincent's going to Hollywood appears in the bookLadies of the Western: Interviews with Fifty-One More Actresses from the Silent Era to the Television Westerns of the 1950s and 1960s.Michael G. Fitzgerald and Boyd Magers quote Vincent's recollection, "I was a model – someone saw my picture – and I landed a stock contract at Universal." )[4]
She returned to the stage in 1957, appearing inThe Man on a Stickat thePasadena Playhouse.[5]
Film and television
[edit]Vincent began her career in film in the early 1940s. After having made 50 films, she retired from that field when her second child was born.[6]
She later became a successful television actress appearing in many programs throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. She appeared in three episodes ofHave Gun - Will Traveland she made five guest appearances onPerry Masonincluding the roles of Madge Wainwright in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Bartered Bikini," and title character and murder victim/villainess Laura Randall in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Wintry Wife."
Personal life
[edit]Vincent was married to William M. Sterling in 1940 by Vincent's father, Reverend Willis E. Smith. They had a son, William Thayer Sterling,[1]and a daughter, Tina Sterling. Their third child was singer songwriter Mindy Sterling (not to be confused with actressMindy Sterling).
ARepublican,Vincent supportedDwight Eisenhower's campaign during the1952 presidential election.[7]Like her parents, Vincent was aCongregationalist.[8]
Death
[edit]Vincent died on November 20, 2008, inAurora,Colorado.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1943 | Honeymoon Lodge | Carol Sterling Crump | |
1944 | Sing a Jingle | Muriel Crane | |
1944 | Ladies Courageous | Mary Frances | |
1944 | The Climax | Marcellina | |
1944 | Can't Help Singing | Jeannie McLean | |
1945 | Here Come the Co-Eds | Diane Kirkland | |
1945 | That's the Spirit | Libby Cawthorne Gogarty | |
1946 | Black Angel | Catherine Bennett | Alternative title:The Black Angel |
1948 | Song of Idaho | Eve Allen | |
1948 | The Challenge | Vivian Bailey | |
1948 | Trapped by Boston Blackie | Doris Bradley | |
1948 | Shed No Tears | Edna Grover | |
1948 | The Arkansas Swing | Pamela Trent | |
1948 | The Creeper | Gwen Runstrom | |
1949 | The Lone Wolf and His Lady | Grace Duffy | |
1949 | Zamba | Jenny | |
1949 | Mary Ryan, Detective | Estelle Byron | |
1950 | In a Lonely Place | Actress in Convertible | Uncredited |
1950 | Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard | Barbara Taylor | |
1951 | Secrets of Monte Carlo | Stella Strutzenbacher | |
1952 | Colorado Sundown | Carrie Hurley | |
1952 | Night Without Sleep | Emily Morton | |
1952 | The WAC from Walla Walla | Doris Vail | Alternative title:Army Capers |
1953 | Clipped Wings | Doreen Thompson | |
1953 | Marry Me Again | Miss Craig | |
1955 | City of Shadows | Linda Fairaday | |
1959 | The Miracle of the Hills | Mrs. Leonard | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1951 | Racket Squad | Marian Paulsen | 1 episode |
1953 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Agnes | 1 episode |
1955 | Father Knows Best | Mrs. Leslie Morell | 1 episode |
1956 | Medic | Veda Talley | 1 episode |
1957 | Dr. Christian | Angela | 1 episode |
1957 | Trackdown | Mrs. Howard | The Wedding |
1957 | Have Gun - Will Travel | Maria Rojas | Strange Vendetta |
1957 | Have Gun - Will Travel | Martha Lathrop | The Colonel and the Lady |
1958 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater | Abby Fraser | 1 episode |
1958–1961 | Perry Mason | various characters | 5 episodes |
1959 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Stella Winter | 1 episode |
1960 | Peter Gunn | Lisa Nye | 1 episode |
Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Grace Williams | Double Trouble | |
The Rifleman | Jenny Morgan | 1 episode - The Visitor | |
One Step Beyond | Ruth Graham | "Vanishing Point" | |
1960 | Have Gun - Will Travel | Mrs. Decker | The Broken Image |
1961 | The Untouchables | Mrs. Randall | 1 episode |
1961–1962 | Hawaiian Eye | Agnes Rondell | 2 episodes |
1962 | Route 66 | Dr. Anna Martin | "From An Enchantress Fleeing" |
Target: The Corruptors | Alicia Farmer | "Fortress of Despair" | |
Tales of Wells Fargo | Grace Adams | "The Wayfarers" | |
1963 | The Lieutenant | Martha | "A Touching of Hands" |
Mr. Novak | Mrs. Wilder | "Love in the Wrong Season" | |
1964 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ruth Prine | 1 episode |
1965 | The Andy Griffith Show | The Actress | 1 episode |
1966 | That Girl | Mom | 1 episode |
Honey West | Victoria Tilson | "Like Visions and Omens... and All That Jazz" | |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) | Ava | "The Death Ship" | |
1967 | Family Affair | Sheila | 1 episode |
1967 | Ironside | Mrs Chase | "The Past Is Prologue" |
1969 | Bewitched | Cynthia Monteagle | 1 episode |
1971–1972 | Bright Promise | Dr. Amanda Winninger | Unknown episodes |
1973 | Kung Fu | Meg | 1 episode |
1976 | Maude | Ursula Harrison | 1 episode, (final appearance) |
References
[edit]- ^ab"Actress Is Mother".The Times Recorder.Ohio, Zanesville. Associated Press. August 7, 1945. p. 5.RetrievedSeptember 5,2016– viaNewspapers.
- ^"From Harrod to Hollywood".30 June 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2015.Retrieved17 July2015.
- ^"Actress Never Lacks for Job".The Havre Daily News.Montana, Havre. July 7, 1944. p. 3.RetrievedSeptember 5,2016– viaNewspapers.
- ^Fitzgerald, Michael G.; Magers, Boyd (2006).Ladies of the Western: Interviews with Fifty-One More Actresses from the Silent Era to the Television Westerns of the 1950s and 1960s.McFarland. p. 295.ISBN9781476607962.Retrieved6 September2016.
- ^Foote, Bob (September 29, 1957)."Playhouse Reopening With Lively Comedy".Independent Star-News.California, Pasadena. p. 16.RetrievedSeptember 5,2016– viaNewspapers.
- ^Hedda Hopper's staff (April 22, 1952)."Dana Andrews to Star in Prize Detective Tale".Chicago Tribune.Illinois, Chicago. p. Part 2 - page 4.Retrieved6 September2016.
- ^Motion Picture and Television Magazine,November 1952, page 34, Ideal Publishers
- ^Morning News, January 10, 1948,Who Was Who in America(Vol. 2)
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