"HOLLYWOOD AND THE FEMININE FORM DIVINE"- JUNE ALLYSON. She came into the world as Eleanor Geisman on October 7,1917,in the Bronx,New York. Her father was Robert Geisman,a janitor,and her mother was Clara Provost,a telephone operator. When young Allyson was only six months old,her father abandoned the family,and she was raised by her maternal grandparents.When young Allyson was eight,a tree branch fell on her with her dog in tow, killing the dog, suffering a broken back, and fractured skull. She had to wear a heavy steel brace from neck to hip for four years. After recovering, her mother remarried,the family became more stable financially,and Allyson was enrolled in the Ned Rayburn Dancing Academy,later entering dancing competitions. When her stepfather suddenly died,Allyson had to quit high school after only two and a half years to help her family,and her first job was as as a tap dancer at the Lido Club in Montreal,Canada. Returning to New York,she found work as an actress in movie short subjects by Educational Pictures of Long Island,New York. When Educational Pictures ceased productions,Allyson got work at Vitaphone Pictures in Brooklyn,starring or co-starring in musical shorts. Working part time in the chorus line at the Copacabana Club,she also joined the chorus line on Broadway in the musical,"Sing Out The News",in 1938. June Allyson later appeared in the Jerome Kern,Oscar Hammerstein II play,"Very Warm For May" (1939),then in Rogers and Hart's "Higher and Higher" (1940),then was the understudy to Betty Hutton in Cole Porter's "Panama Hattie" (1940). However,it wasn't until June Allyson's vivacious performance in M.GM.'s "Girl Crazy" opposite Mickey Rooney in 1943 that stardom eventually came. June Allyson had a special screen persona with an enchanting smile,bright,blonde hair,blue eyes,a low,husky voice,and an acting style that was adept at musicals,comedy,or drama.She had a vibrant, bubbly personality on screen that was so endearing, an odd mixture of femininity and tomboyishness that reminded you of your kid sister that everybody adored. Vital stats- Hair blonde,Eyes blue,Height 5'1". Other notable films include "Girl Crazy"(1943),"Two Girls and A Sailor"(1944),"Her Highness and the Bellboy"(1945),"Two Sisters From Boston"(1946),"Good News"(1947),"The Three Musketeers"(1948),"Little Women"(1949),"The Reformer and the Redhead"(1950),"The Girl in White"(1952),"Battle Circus"(1953),"The Glenn Miller Story"(1954),"Strategic Air Command"(1955),"The Opposite Sex"(1956),"My Man Godfrey"(1957),"A Stanger In My Arms"(1959). June Allyson's television career was just as extensive with hosting the "Du Pont Show With June Allyson" from 1959-1961,guest spots on "Burk's Law","Vegas","The Love Boat","Hart To Hart","Murder,She Wrote". Allyson's stage work included "Forty Carots", "No,No,Nanette",and her autobiography was called "June Allyson". One of her famous quotes was,"M.G.M. was my mother and father,mentor and guide,my all-powerfull and benevolent crutch. When I left them,it was like walking into space". June Allyson had a show business career that lasted sixty-five years which included 47 films,stage,radio,and television. In the Annals of Hollywood Glamour,few stars shined as bright,nor as long,as did June Allyson. Song "Memories Of You" by Frank Sinatra.
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