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June Shirley Kirby (January 5, 1928 – March 6, 2022) was an American actress[1][2] and model,[3] who spent most of her career as a wardrobe mistress in Hollywood productions' costume departments.[4] She was a showgirl at The Diamond Horseshoe[5] in the late forties and was spotted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which offered her a couple of film parts as a Goldwyn Girl[6][7][8] such as in Vincente Minnelli's Kismet (1955) or Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Guys and Dolls (1955)[9] featured opposite Marlon Brando,[10] Larri Thomas and Pat Sheehan.[11][12] Kirby also performed on Broadway in As the Girls Go (1948-1950),[13] and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.[14]
June Kirby | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 5, 1928 |
| Died | March 6, 2022 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1951–1984 |
| Spouse(s) | Roy Whitlock Bob Przybysz |
Dance
In 1936, Kirby was a member of a dance troupe that performed "under the auspices of the Federal Theatre Project."[15] She attended Kingston University where she studied fashion.
Modeling
Kirby also worked as a model. In 1946, she was named "posture queen of America" by the National Chiropractic Association.[16] She was in Famous Models Magazine dated June 1950.[17]
Personal life
Kirby dated men such as Mickey Rooney.[18] She married Roy B. Whitlock on August 20, 1960, and they had a daughter named Shawn. Whitlock died on December 23, 1984. She later married Bob Przybysz.[citation needed] Kirby died on March 6, 2022, at the age of 94.[19]
Filmography
Actress
| Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Kismet | Vincente Minnelli | Harem lady - Goldwyn Girl | |
| 1955 | Guys and Dolls | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | The Hot Box Girls number | The number included Kirby, Pat Sheehan and Larri Thomas. |
| 1955 | The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre | Eddie Davis | - | Season 1, Episode 26: What Do You Want in a Show. |
| 1957 | Highway Patrol | Eddie Davis | Barbara Franklin | Season 2, Episode 18: Statute of Limitations. |
| 1957 | The Garment Jungle | Vincent Sherman & Robert Aldrich. | The model | |
| 1957 | Silk Stockings | Rouben Mamoulian | Model | |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | John Ford | Model | |
| 1960 | Bells Are Ringing | Vincente Minnelli | Party Guest |
Costume Designer
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Diamond | Dennis O'Keefe & Montgomery Tully | |
| 1955 - 1956 | Fabian of the Yard | Charles Saunders | 5 episodes: - The Masterpiece - Cocktail Girl - The Ribbon Trap - The Sixth Dagger - The Lover's Knot |
| 1962 | Lunch Hour | James Hill | |
| 1972 | Along the Way (1972) | T.S. Lyndon-Haynes & John Reeve |
Wardrobe Department
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| Year | Title | Director | Head of Costume | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Adventures of the Big Man | Don Chaffey | 10 episodes: - The Smugglers - The Frightened Angels - The Door of Gold - The Thief - Lady Killer - The Gun Runners - Secret Enemy - The Magenta Box - The Amazon Bandit - The Bomb | |
| 1971 | On the Buses | Harry Booth | Rosemary Burrows | |
| 1983 | The Keep | Michael Mann | Anthony Mendleson | |
| 1984 | Supergirl | Jeannot Szwarc | Emma Porteous |
Special Effects
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Dark Crystal | Jim Henson & Frank Oz | Creatures fabricator for the Mystic Unit |
References
- Koper, Richard (2010-03-31). Fifties Blondes: Sexbombs, Sirens, Bad Girls and Teen Queens. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-521-4.
- Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2007: F-L. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
- Pageant. Good Earth Corporation. 1955.
- Clemens, Samuel (2020-05-22). Pat: A Biography of Hollywood's Blonde Starlet. Sequoia Press. ISBN 978-0-578-68282-2.
- Monahan, Patrick (2014-01-24). "The Diamond Horseshoe, the World War II-Era Nightclub Resurrected by Randy Weiner and Simon Hammerstein". Vanity Fair Blogs. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- "Stars Find World Tour Broadening". Kingsport, Tennessee. Kingsport News. July 7, 1956. p. 2. Retrieved November 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- Marill, Alvin H. (1976). Samuel Goldwyn Presents. A. S. Barnes. ISBN 978-0-498-01658-5.
- Cinéma (in French). Fédération française des ciné-clubs. 1985.
- Kurtti, Jeff (1996). The Great Hollywood Musical Trivia Book. New York: Applause Books. p. 41. ISBN 1-55783-222-6.
- Guérif, François (1977). Marlon Brando (in French). PAC. ISBN 978-2-85336-108-8.
- Perone, James E. (2005). Woodstock: An Encyclopedia of the Music and Art Fair. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33057-5.
- Cahiers Du Cinema in English. Cahiers Publishing. 1966.
- "June Kirby". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- Kilgallen, Dorothy (August 11, 1951). "Voice of Broadway". Pennsylvania, Franklin. The News-Herald. p. 4. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dancers Benefit by WPA Projects". California, San Bernardino. The San Bernardino County Sun. January 23, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- "(photo caption)". Texas, Corsicana. Corsicana Daily Sun. October 26, 1946. p. 9. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1950). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
- Lait, Jack (April 1, 1952). "Broadway and Elsewhere". Pennsylvania, Stroudsburg. The Pocono Record. p. 16. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- "June Kirby - The Private Life and Times of June Kirby. June Kirby Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
External links
- June Kirby at IMDb
- June Kirby at the Internet Broadway Database
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