Mildred June (December 23, 1905 – June 19, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

s. She was also co-writer of a 1927 film. She died at the age of 34 from alcoholism.

Life

June was born in

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in 1905.

She was an American actress appearing in silent films. June starred in

Troubles of a Bride ''Troubles of a Bride'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Tom Buckingham and written by John Stone and Tom Buckingham. The film stars Robert Agnew, Mildred June, Alan Hale Sr., Bruce Covington, Dolores Rousse, and Heinie Conkli ...

in 1924 with

Robert Agnew Robert Agnew (June 4, 1899 – November 8, 1983) was an American movie actor who worked mostly in the silent film era, making 65 films in both the silent and sound eras. He was born in Dayton, Kentucky. A review of ''The Heart of Broadway'' i ...

and Alan Hale. and in the similarly themed ''

Matrimony Blues ''Matrimony Blues'' was a 1926 short comedy silent film directed by Philadelphian director, Benjamin Stoloff. The film starred Lige Conley, Mildred June Mildred June (December 23, 1905 – June 19, 1940) was an American actress who appeared ...

'' in 1926 with

Lige Conley Lige Conley (born Elijah Crommie; December 5, 1897 – December 11, 1937) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1915 and 1938. Biography As Lige Crommie, the curly-haired young comedian joined the stock ...

. The following year she starred in ''

The Snarl of Hate ''The Snarl of Hate'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Johnnie Walker, Mildred June and Jack Richardson.Woods p.140 Cast * Johnnie Walker as Charles Taylor / Robert Taylor * Mildred June as Laura Warre ...

'' and she was co-writer of the 1927 film ''Crazy to Act'', in which she and Oliver Hardy starred. Her last part in a film was a small one in ''

Our Relations ''Our Relations'' is a 1936 feature film starring Laurel and Hardy, produced by Stan Laurel for Hal Roach Studios. This is the third of three films in which they play a dual role: the first was '' Brats'' and the second was ''Twice Two''. The sto ...

'' which starred

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–19 ...

in 1936. She died young from alcoholism in Hollywood in 1940 from cirrhosis of the liver.

Selected filmography

* '' Down on the Farm'' (1920) * '' Molly O'' (1921) * ''

A Small Town Idol ''A Small Town Idol'' is a 1921 American silent feature comedy film produced by Mack Sennett and released through Associated First National. The film stars Ben Turpin and was made and acted by many of the same Sennett personnel from his previo ...

'' (1921) * ''

Rich Men's Wives ''Rich Men's Wives'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring House Peters, Claire Windsor and Gaston Glass. Synopsis A bored wife of a wealthy man is irritated by his neglect, and is drawn into a flirt ...

'' (1922) * '' The Rosary'' (1922) * ''

The Crossroads of New York ''The Crossroads of New York'' is a lost 1922 American silent comedy film directed by F. Richard Jones and an all-star cast of silent comedians. It was produced by Mack Sennett and released through First National Distributors. Plot As descri ...

'' (1922) * ''

Crinoline and Romance ''Crinoline and Romance'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, Claude Gillingwater, and John Bowers. Plot As described in a film magazine, Colonel Charles E. Cavanaugh (Gillingwater) lives i ...

'' (1923) * ''

Fashionable Fakers ''Fashionable Fakers'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by William Worthington and starring Johnnie Walker, Mildred June and Lillian Lawrence.Munden p.231 It was released in Britain with the alternative title ''A Going Concern''. ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Greatest Menace ''The Greatest Menace'' is a 1923 American silent crime film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Ann Little, Wilfred Lucas and Robert Gordon.Munden p.315 Cast * Ann Little as Velma Wright * Wilfred Lucas as Charles W. Wright * Robert Gor ...

'' (1923) * ''

'' (1924) * ''

The Battling Kangaroo The Battling Kangaroo is a two reel, slap stick comedy film directed by Jules White in 1926. Fox Film Corporation produced and distributed the film. Fox Film released it in the US on December 5, 1926. Sterling Holloway made his motion picture d ...

'' (1926) * ''

'' (1927)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:June, Mildred 1905 births 1940 deaths Actresses from St. Louis American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses