June Clayworth (born Esther June Cantor; June 9, 1905 – January 1, 1993) was an American stage and film actress.Keaney p.100
Early years The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Cantor, Clayworth was born Esther June Cantor in New Jersey but raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Coughlin High School and studied at the Emerson College of Oratory in Boston.
Clayworth was chosen Miss Wilkes-Barre and represented the city in the Miss America 1927 pageant.
Career Clayworth gained acting experience in stock theatre, including working in the Thatcher Stock Company of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and being the leading lady in the Hudson Players troupe at Scarboro, New York. Her Broadway debut came in Torch Song (1930); she also appeared in Page Pygmalion (1932) on Broadway.
She signed her first film contract with Warner Bros. Her film debut came in The Good Fairy (1935). Later, she worked for Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures.
Personal life She was married to the producer Sid Rogell. Clayworth died in Woodland Hills, California.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1934 Strange Wives Nadja 1935 The Good Fairy Mitzi Transient Lady Pat Warren Lady Tubbs Jean LaGendre False Witness 1936 Two-Fisted Gentleman Ginger 1937 Married Before Breakfast June Baylin Between Two Women Eleanor Live, Love and Learn Annabella Post 1939 Almost a Gentleman Marion Gates 1946 The Truth About Murder Marsha Crane Criminal Court Joan Mason 1947 Beat the Band Willow Martin Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome Dr. Irma M. Learned 1948 Bodyguard Connie Fenton 1950 The White Tower Mme. Astrid Delambre 1952 At Sword's Point Comtesse Claudine 1953 Dream Wife Mrs. May Elkwood 1954 The Rocket Man Harriet Snedley 1955 There's Always Tomorrow Minor Role Uncredited 1959 Perry Mason Eva Scott 1961 The Marriage-Go-Round Flo Granger (final film role)
References
Bibliography Keaney, Michael F. Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959. McFarland, 2003.
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