June Walker
| June Walker | |
|---|---|
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Walker in 1920 | |
| Born |
June 14, 1900 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
February 3, 1966 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Stage, film, television actress |
| Spouse(s) | Geoffrey Kerr |
| Children | John Kerr |
- For the American activist and former Hadassah leader, see June Walker (Hadassah)
June Walker (June 14, 1900 – February 3, 1966) was an American stage and film actress.
Stage career
She appeared on Broadway in such plays as Green Grow the Lilacs, The Farmer Takes a Wife, and Twelfth Night. She was the first actress to portray the character of Lorelei Lee, in the 1926 Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She played Linda Loman to Thomas Mitchell's Willy in the 1949 touring company of Death of a Salesman. She toured as Vinnie in Life with Father
Personal life
In 1926, she married British actor Geoffrey Kerr (born January 26, 1895 — died July 1, 1971). The couple divorced in 1943; their son is actor John Kerr (born 1931 – died 2013). She appeared with her son in a 1954 episode of NBC's Justice. It was his first acting engagement.[1]
Death
After her death in 1966, aged 65, from undisclosed causes, Walker was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Selected filmography
- Coincidence (1921)
- War Nurse (1930)
- Thru Different Eyes (1942)
- The Unforgiven (1960)
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to June Walker. |
- June Walker at the Internet Movie Database
- June Walker at the Internet Broadway Database
- June Walker at Find a Grave