June Carlson (April 16, 1924 – December 9, 1996) was an American

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Early years

A native of Los Angeles, Carlson was the daughter of Hjalmas Carlson and Carrie Rogers Carlson.

Film

Carlson began her career as a

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, appearing in the role of Lucy Jones in

Twentieth Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film studio, film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm o ...

Jones Family The Jones Family film series is seventeen 20th Century Fox second feature family comedies produced between 1936 and 1940. Somewhat similar to the mildly comic tone of MGM's '' Andy Hardy'' and Columbia Pictures '' Blondie'' films, the Joneses st ...

series of films. Once she was older, she appeared in two

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s ''

Delinquent Daughters ''Delinquent Daughters'', or ''Accent on Crime'', is a 1944 American drama film directed by Albert Herman and starring June Carlson, Fifi D'Orsay and Margia Dean. An exploitation film, it is about a police investigation into the suicide death of ...

'' and '' Mom and Dad''. Her final film was the 1948 western ''

The Hawk of Powder River ''The Hawk of Powder River'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor. Plot Cast * Eddie Dean as Deputy Marshal Eddie Dean *White Cloud as Eddie's Horse *Roscoe Ates as Soapy Jones *Jennifer Holt as Vivian Chambers aka The Haw ...

''. She then married and retired from acting.

Personal life

On June 2, 1945, Carlson married Donald C. McKean, a movie producer. She "left Hollywood ... to raise her three children and later worked in a department store cosmetics section."

Death

Carlson died of an aneurysm in San Clemente, California, December 9, 1996.

Selected filmography

* '' Every Saturday Night '' (1936) * ''

Educating Father ''Educating Father'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by James Tinling and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, and Dixie Dunbar. It was part of the Jones Family series of films.Drew p.180 Cast * Jed Prouty as John Jones * Shirley Deane ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

The Jones Family in Big Business ''Big Business'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films.Drew p.180 The film's art direction was b ...

'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

A Trip to Paris ''A Trip to Paris'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington.Drew p.180 It was part of the Jones Family series of films. In the film, the family take a vacation to Pa ...

'' (1938) * '' Quick Millions'' (1939) * ''

'' (1944) * '' Mom and Dad'' (1945) * '' Come Out Fighting'' (1945) * ''

'' (1948)

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* 1924 births 1996 deaths American film actresses Actresses from Los Angeles 20th-century American actresses Deaths from aneurysm {{US-film-actor-1920s-stub

Early years

Film

Personal life

Death

Selected filmography

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