June Allyson (October 7, 1917 - July 8, 2006)

One of America's favorite freckled screen legends... She started on the stage in 1937 and soon found herself appearing on the silver screen. Some of her more memorable films include Dime a Dance, All Girl Revue, Best Foot Forward, Till the Clouds Roll By, Little Women, The Glenn Miller Story, The Opposite Sex and My Man Godfrey... As herself she guest starred on television programs such as "Person to Person", "What's My Line?", "The Dick Powell Show", "The Judy Garland Show", "Toast of the Town", "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", "The Dean Martin Show", "The Hollywood Squares", "Larry King Live", "American Masters" and "Biography." In character she made appearances on "Zane Grey Theater", "Burke's Law" (1963), "Vega$", "Simon & Simon", "The Love Boat", "Hart to Hart", "Murder, She Wrote" and "Burke's Law" (1995). ... From 1959 to 1961 she hosted her own antholgy series entitled "The DuPont Show with June Allyson." She along with Loretta Young and Jane Wyman were the only actresses in television history to host their own anthology series... A close friend to actor James Stewart she appeared as his wife in three different films... Her final acting role was in 2001 in the made for television movie "These Old Broads" which starred Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds, Shirley MacLaine and Joan Collins.... In Memoriam Remembers: June Allyson

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