[6] To make ends meet, her mother worked as a telephone operator and restaurant cashier. I was not allowed to be photographed with a cigarette, a drink, a cup of coffee or even a glass of water because someone might think it was liquor. [N 2], Allyson subsequently appeared in the chorus in the Jerome Kern–Oscar Hammerstein II musical Very Warm for May (1939).[13]. The choreographer gave her a job and a new name: Allyson, a family name, and June, for the month. In May 1953, she and MGM agreed to part ways by mutual consent.[29]. Her father was born in Roanoke, Virginia, to German parents. Allyson was born Eleanor Geisman, nicknamed Ella, in the Bronx, New York City. |  Her doctors said she never would walk again and confined her to a heavy steel brace from neck to hips for four years, and she ultimately regained her health, but when Allyson had become famous, she was terrified that people would discover her background from the "tenement side of New York City", and she readily agreed to studio tales of a "rosy life", including a concocted story that she underwent months of swimming exercises in rehabilitation to emerge as a star swimmer. Powell married Allyson and they adopted a daughter, Pamela. Notable celebrities such as Joan Crawford, June Allyson, Dick Powell, Smiley Burnette, and Pearl Buck used Tann's services as well as the parents of New York governor Herbert Lehman. In 1945, she married actor-director Dick Powell, with whom she occasionally co-starred. She had a brother, Henry, who was two years older. June Allyson Foundation c/o American Urogynecologic Society 2025 M Street NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 367-1167 ***** In Loving Memory April 23, 2007. The loneliness made me feel empty. She said she had been raised as a Catholic, but a discrepancy exists relating to her early life, and her studio biography was often the source of the confusion. Interspersing jobs in the chorus line at the Copacabana Club with acting roles at Vitaphone, the diminutive 5'1", below-100-pound Allyson landed a chorus job in the Broadway show Sing Out the News in 1938. She took a lifelong interest in health and medical research. Her death was a result of pulmonary respiratory failure and acute bronchitis. Published in Los Angeles Daily News on Jul. A more critical appraisal came from Janet Maslin at the New York Times in her review, "Hollywood Leaves Its Imprint on Its Chroniclers", who noted: "Miss Allyson presents herself as the same sunny, tomboyish figure she played on screen in Hollywood... like someone who has come to inhabit the very myths she helped to create on the screen. Her song "Thou Swell" was a high point of the Rodgers and Hart biopic Words and Music (1948), as performed in the "A Connecticut Yankee" segment with the Blackburn Twins. Then I had an awful guilt. Studio biographies listed her as "Jan Allyson" born to French-English parents. For a number of years exhibitors voted Allyson among the most popular stars in the country: During her lifetime Allyson published an autobiography that has led to much of the confusion as her recollections did not correspond to the actual record, starting with her birth date and her family background. It was on this film she met Dick Powell whom she later married.[26]. Allyson began her career in 1937 as a dancer in short subject films and on Broadway in 1938. [8][9], After gradually progressing from a wheelchair to crutches to braces, Allyson's true escape from her impoverished life was to go to the cinema, where she was enraptured by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire movies. [38], The Powells had two children, Pamela Allyson Powell[39] (adopted in 1948 through the Tennessee Children's Home Society in an adoption arranged by Georgia Tann) and Richard Powell, Jr., born December 24, 1950. June Allyson married Dr. David Ashrow (1976 – 2006), Glenn Maxwell (1963 – 1970) and Dick Powell (1945 – 1963). She was married to dentist and actor David Ashrow, until her death. She died of respiratory failure and bronchitis in July 2006 at the age of 88. [24] She started in Remains to Be Seen (1953) with Johnson, which was a flop. [11], When her mother remarried and the family was reunited with a more stable financial standing, Allyson was enrolled in the Ned Wayburn Dancing Academy and began to enter dance competitions with the stage name of Elaine Peters. If you see someone without a smile, give him yours. They also appeared on celebrity cruiseship tours on the Royal Viking Sky ocean liner in a program that highlighted Allyson's movie career.[46]. She was replaced initially by Judy Garland, who in turn was replaced by Jane Powell. She ended up sticking with it, and instead paid for her brother to become a doctor. Right Cross (1950) - Nice Future Picking Lettuce Injured boxer Johnny (Ricardo Montalban) is sharing about family back in Mexico with writer pal Rick (Dick Powell) when his girlfriend Pat (June Allyson, who was also Mrs. Powell), the daughter of Johnny's manager arrives, bringing some tension, in MGM's Right Cross, 1950. On the Larry King interview, her recollection was that Broadway producer George Abbott had given her the name, while other sources have her first stage choreographer calling her that in exasperation, as he could not be bothered to remember her real one; at least that was the tale in her book. Powell was a regular guest on a television variety show in Australia when she visited there to perform her nightclub act. - IMDb Mini Biography By: "[33], She also appeared on shows like Zane Grey Theater, The Dick Powell Theatre and Burke's Law before retiring for several years after the death of Powell in 1963.[15]. More popular was The McConnell Story (1955) with Alan Ladd at Warner Bros.. Allyson did some musical remakes of classic films, The Opposite Sex (1956) at MGM and You Can't Run Away from It (1956) at Columbia, which was directed by Powell. She was adept at crying on cue, and many of her films incorporated a crying scene. [36] After defying him twice by refusing to stop seeing Powell, in a "tactical master stroke", she asked Mayer to give her away at the wedding. But her daughter said Allyson … Later appearances include Curse of the Black Widow (1977), Three on a Date (1978), Vega$ (1978), Blackout (1978), House Calls, The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982) Simon & Simon, The Love Boat, Hart to Hart, Murder, She Wrote, Misfits of Science, Crazy Like a Fox, and Airwolf. [41], In 1961, Allyson underwent a kidney operation and later, throat surgery, temporarily affecting her trademark raspy voice. Raised in semi-poverty in Bronx neighborhoods by her divorced mother, Allyson (nee Ella Geisman) was injured in a fall at age eight and spent four years confined within a steel brace. Allyson denied owing any money, and Ashrow and she filed a lawsuit for slander and emotional distress, charging that Ingels was harassing and threatening them, stating Ingels made 138 phone calls during a single eight-hour period. When Vitaphone discontinued New York production in 1940, Allyson returned to the stage to take on more chorus roles in Rodgers and Hart's Higher and Higher (1940) and Cole Porter's Panama Hattie (1940). Reports at the time revealed that writer/director Dirk Summers, with whom Allyson was romantically involved from 1963 to 1975, was named legal guardian for Ricky and Pamela as a result of a court petition. For "Panama Hattie," she understudied Betty Hutton and subbed for her when Miss Hutton got the measles. "[31] Her efforts were dismissed by an entertainment critic in the LA Examiner as "reaching down to the level of mag fiction. In 1982, Allyson released her autobiography June Allyson by June Allyson, and continued her career with guest starring roles on television and occasional film appearances. Reportedly, her mother changed her mind because she convinced Allyson that she could actually help people with a very real and widespread problem that they were too embarrassed to talk about with friends or family. [14], Her first career break came when Educational cast her as an ingenue opposite singer Lee Sullivan, comic dancers Herman Timberg, Jr., and Pat Rooney, Jr., and future comedy star Danny Kaye in a series of shorts. [2] She made her final onscreen appearance in 2001. In 1951, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance in Too Young to Kiss. In the 1970s, she returned to the stage starring in Forty Carats and No, No, Nanette. As the only daughter of one of American's most notorious mobsters, Sandra Lansky lead a charmed life as a young girl who everyone – even Frank … Herbert Lehman were also clients. Allyson played the "perfect wife" of Her zodiac sign is Libra. He should have left Richard, who had so much more to give. Despite playing a bit part", Allyson received good reviews as a sidekick to Best Foot Forward's star, Lucille Ball, but was still relegated to the "drop list. [42] The couple divorced that year, the reason being Powell's devotion to work. [44] She and Maxwell would later get married and divorced, then married and divorced again. ", "June Allyson, Adoring Wife in MGM Films, Is Dead at 88. When I left them, it was like walking into space. [41], She also went through a bitter court battle with her mother over the custody of the children. The name "June Allyson" has been attributed to three different sources and June herself had a different memory of from where it came, but the use of a nickname and stage name had already begun in her teen years. Hutton's measles gave Allyson a shot at a performance and she impressed director George Abbott so much that he gave her a role in his next musical, "Best Foot Forward." [40], In the mid 1950s, Allyson reportedly had an affair with actor Alan Ladd. Upon her death, her daughter said Allyson was born "Eleanor Geisman to a French mother and Dutch father. Upon her death, her daughter said Allyson was born "Eleanor Geisman to a French mother and Dutch father. She is an actress, known for God Bless the Child (2009), The Dick Powell Theatre (1961) and Vendetta: A Christmas Story (1997). Allyson claims, in her autobiography, that in the roman a clef "Center Door Fancy", written by husband, Is one of 20 actresses who did not receive an Oscar nomination for their Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical Golden Globe-winning performance; hers being for, June Allyson confessed, in her autobiography, that she had a short-term relationship with a young. Petite blonde June Allyson, Hollywood’s friendly girl next door in movies of the ’40s and ’50s, died Saturday at her home in Ojai, Calif., after a long illness, her daughter said Monday. Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1537 Vine Street. Her paternal grandparents, Harry Geisman and Anna Hafner, were immigrants from Germany[3] although Allyson claimed her last name was originally "Van Geisman", and was of Dutch origin. Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S. June Allyson and daughter during June Allyson Sighting in New York City - June 22, 1971 at Hippopotamus Club in New York City, New York, United... American actress June Allyson relaxes at home in California, after completing filming on the Paramount … She was 88. In her later years she became familiar to television audiences, with her many commercials for Kimberly-Clark products for adult undergarments. Early life. [7], In 1993, actor-turned-agent Marty Ingels publicly charged Allyson with not paying his large commission on the earlier deal on incontinence product advertising. Dramatic guest spots included both The Dick Powell Show and The June Allyson Show. In 1950, Allyson had been signed to appear opposite her childhood idol Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding, but had to leave the production due pregnancy. June Allyson, the sunny on-screen "perfect wife" of James Stewart, Van Johnson and other movie heroes, has died, her daughter Pamela Allyson Powell said Monday. By the end of the war, people were sick of glamor girls and MGM had so many of them that finding someone who would seem like the girl next door was imperative; and June Allyson's husky voice, honest personality and intelligent demeanor fit the bill exactly. 2007: received a special tribute during the. She supported Margaret O'Brien in Music for Millions (1944) and was billed after Robert Walker and Hedy Lamarr in the romantic comedy Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945). She felt it was a good cause and at the time her mother was suffering from incontinence. [34] Although dating David Rose, Peter Lawford, and John F. Kennedy, Allyson was actually being courted by Dick Powell, who was 13 years her senior and had been previously married to Mildred Maund and Joan Blondell. Rose Joan Blondell was born in New York to a vaudeville family; she gave her birthdate as August 30, 1909. [28], The same year, MGM announced Allyson would be in Forever by Mildred Crann, but the project was dropped. [47] Allyson also supported Barry Goldwater in the 1964 United States presidential election.[48]. "[23] As the "sweetheart team", Johnson and Allyson were to appear together in four later films. Returning to New York, she found work as an actress in movie short subjects filmed by Educational Pictures at its Astoria, Queens NY studio. She had a role in Two Sisters from Boston (1946) with Kathryn Grayson and Peter Lawford, and was one of several MGM stars in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946). She had a change of pace in The Shrike (1955) with José Ferrer at Universal; it flopped. This page was last edited on 11 May 2021, at 01:36. Sep 6, 2017 - June Allyson with her adopted daughter Pamela (1948) She wore a back brace for four years and taught herself to dance by watching, In 1945, Harvard Lampoon voted her worst actress of the year. After several roles in the chorus of various musicals, she was hired to understudy Betty Hutton in "Panama Hattie." [28], The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959–60) ran for two seasons on CBS and was an attempt to use a high budget formula. The studio realized what it had in her and offered her a contract.Her smoky voice and winning personality made her very popular and she made more than a score of films for MGM, most often in musicals and comedies. When Educational ceased operations, Allyson moved to Vitaphone in Brooklyn and starred or co-starred (with dancer Hal Le Roy) in musical shorts. "June Allyson & Dirk Summers Marriage. Allyson also financially supported her brother, Dr. Arthur Peters, through his medical training, and he went on to specialize in otolaryngology. She also appeared in her first drama, The Secret Heart, in 1946 with Claudette Colbert and Walter Pidgeon. Lana Turner, Pearl S. Buck and New York Gov. When I left the studio I was already married and had two children, but I felt as sad as a child leaving home for the first time. [52] On her death, Kimberly-Clark Corporation contributed $25,000 to the June Allyson Foundation to support research advances in the care and treatment of women with urinary incontinence.[1]. Her father, Levi Bluestein, a vaudeville comedian known as Ed Blondell, was born in Poland to a Jewish family in 1866. She was the daughter of Clara (née Provost) and Robert Geisman. She was a valued resource in preserving information about Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) and Hollywood's golden years. [41], This loss prompted Allyson to start drinking heavily. She then made A Stranger in My Arms (1958) with Jeff Chandler. Carroll, Harrison. After Dick Powell's death, Allyson committed herself to charitable work on his behalf, championing the importance of research in urological and gynecological diseases in seniors, and thus, chose to represent the Kimberly-Clark Corporation in commercials for adult incontinence products. Her father was of German descent. [16], The “legend” around her stage name is that the choreographer gave her a job and a new name: Allyson, a family name, and June, for the month,[7] although like many aspects of her career resume, the story is highly unlikely as she was already dubbing herself "June Allyson" prior to her Broadway engagement. She played the ideal girlfriend in musicals in the 1940s, then progressed to playing the faultless wife in the 1950s. In the 1980s, 1990's, and early 2000's, she was the spokeswomen for Depend undergarments. [4] Studio biographies listed her as Jan Allyson born to French-English parents. She is an actress, known for God ... Born: June 18, 1948 [6] In her later memoirs, Allyson describes a summer program of swimming that did help her recovery. Although her heritage, like much of her personal story, was subject to different interpretations, Allyson always claimed to be proud of a Dutch ancestry.[4]. She initially turned down the opportunity to be a celebrity spokesperson for Depends undergarments because "it was not a very pleasant subject". 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At one point she attributed the name to a director she worked with even later. Her paternal grandparents, Harry Geisman and Anna Hafner, were immigrants from Germany although Allyson claimed her last name was originally "Van Gei… She later called it "the hardest thing I ever did. June Allyson, whose perky wholesomeness made her the perfect girlfriend in a series of MGM musicals during the 1940’s and the perfect screen … [25], Allyson played the tomboy Jo March in Little Women (1949), which was a huge hit. Blondell went on to marry Mike Todd who left her in financial tatters due to his gambling addiction. "[4][N 1] MGM was my mother and father, mentor and guide, my all-powerful and benevolent crutch. [15], In 1957, she signed with Universal and did two more remakes: Interlude, a drama for Douglas Sirk, and My Man Godfrey, a comedy with David Niven. I gave him a bad time about this. [35], On August 19, 1945, Allyson caused MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer some consternation by marrying Dick Powell. Allyson was married four times (to three husbands) and had two children with her first husband, Dick Powell. She … She and her husband, Dr. In 1982, her autobiography, "June Allyson" , co-authored by Frances Spatz Leighton was published. Mid-century Hollywood power couple June Allyson and Dick Powell used the agency to adopt their daughter, Pamela. Allyson was born Eleanor Geisman,[3] nicknamed Ella, in the Bronx, New York City. [25], She was reunited with Johnson in High Barbaree (1947) and followed with the musical Good News, also in 1947. I was angry because God had taken Richard away. Members of the nascent jet-set, Allyson and Summers were frequently seen in Cap d'Antibes, Madrid, Rome, and London. Daughter Pamela Powell born June 18, 1948. When I was a star, there was always somebody with me, to guard me. Screen actress June Allyson was best known for her roles in MGM films of the 1940s and 1950s. A day of remembrance will be scheduled in the fall, her daughter said. The makers of The Love Boat series frequently cast actors and actresses that had worked together in past projects, in what fans of the show term "pop culture connections". June Allyson was an American stage, film, and television actress, dancer, and singer. Swimming therapy slowly gave her mobility again, and she began to study dance as well. Allyson was teamed with Stewart again in Strategic Air Command (1955) at Paramount, another success.[30]. Her father, Robert Geisman, was born in Roanoke, VA on September 29, 1892 and died in Ventura County, California on April 19, 1983 at the age of 90. (AP Photo) (AP) She was just a … She entered dance contests after high school and earned roles in several musical short films. Her performance led to a role in "Best Foot Forward" in 1941. Parish, James Robert and Michael R. Pitts. My eyes disappear when I smile. [12], With the death of her stepfather and a bleak future ahead, she left high school midway her junior year to seek jobs as a dancer. Allyson and her later husband, David Ashrow, actively supported fund-raising efforts for both the James Stewart and Judy Garland museums; both Stewart and Garland had been close friends. Allyson played a doctor in The Girl in White (1952), which lost revenue, and a nurse in Battle Circus (1953), a hit. June Allyson Career. When she had enough funds, she occasionally reunited with her daughter, but more often Allyson was "farmed" to her grandparents or other relatives. Allyson's method for triggering tears was to … She signed with MGM in 1943, and rose to fame the following year in Two Girls and a Sailor. After her film career was over, she continued to do occasional Broadway & off-Broadway plays, television appearances and commercials, including her famous Depends commercials, from the 1960s through the 1990s. She later established the June Allyson Foundation for Public Awareness and Medical Research and worked to raise money for research for urological and gynecological diseases affecting senior citizens. [17], Allyson starred with Johnson in the 1948 comedy The Bride Goes Wild, then played Constance in the hugely popular 1948 The Three Musketeers (1948). She was just 5' 1" and weighed 99 lbs. In 1970, she briefly starred in Forty Carats on Broadway. Allyson was brought up in near poverty, living with her maternal grandparents. Initially wanted to be a doctor, and got into acting merely as a way to make money to pay for medical school. From 1963 to 1975, she had a long term, ill-fated romance with writer/director. She is most remembered for Little girl with the big voice in Best Foot Forward. [37] He was so disarmed that he agreed but put Allyson on suspension anyway. In December 1993, June Allyson dedicated the Holland-America Line cruise ship the MS Maasdam. [6], Allyson's breakthrough was in Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) where the studio image of the "girl next door"[22] was fostered by her being cast alongside long-time acting chum Van Johnson, the quintessential "boy next door. Throughout the 1970s, she appeared regularly on television shows such as See the Man Run (1971), The Sixth Sense (1972), and Letters from Three Lovers (1973), as well as in the film They Only Kill Their Masters (1972).[15]. [7] Allyson sustained a fractured skull and broken back, and her dog was killed. When he left, I realized that he was working for our future and he wasn't there for me to say, "I'm sorry." Publicity Listings We'll miss you! [25] Instead, she starred in The Stratton Story (1949) with James Stewart, which she later said was her favorite film.[28]. She also had a failed pilot for a television sitcom titled The Jane Powell Show. Earlier that year, Ingels had pleaded no contest to making annoying phone calls. God should have taken me. I had always complained that Richard worked too hard, that he had no time for me. In June of 1982, June’s career took an additional turn with the publication of her autobiography, June Allyson, co-authored by Frances Spatz Leighton. During the 1980s, Allyson also became a spokesperson for Depend undergarments,[1] in a successful marketing campaign that has been credited in reducing the social stigma of incontinence. She also starred the Fox Film Woman's World, which did less well. There's a great analysis of why June Allyson's "plain jane" image was so popular in Jeanine Basinger's THE STAR MACHINE. Separated from Powell once when she fell in love with actor, Very seldom was able to break out of her spry "goody two shoes" types. When she was eight years old, she was crushed by a falling tree limb while riding a bicycle. Her autobiography, June Allyson by June Allyson (1982), received generally complimentary reviews due to its insider look at Hollywood in one of its golden ages. Allyson returned to acting with an appearance in The Name of the Game. [10] She also tried to emulate the singing styles of movie stars, but she never mastered reading music. I don't sing like. [18] When she arrived in Hollywood, the production had not started, so MGM "placed her on the payroll" of Girl Crazy (1943). Following a lifelong interest in health and medical research (Allyson had initially wanted to use her acting career to fund her own training as a doctor),[21] she was instrumental in establishing the June Allyson Foundation for Public Awareness and Medical Research. American leading lady whose sweet smile and sunny disposition made her the prototypical girl-next-door of American movies of the 1940s. In 1963, she was going to elope with Powell's barber, Glenn Maxwell, but decided against it. Actress June Allyson, the perky blond with the husky voice who was one of Hollywood's most beloved stars in the 1940s and 1950s, has died. 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