June Havoc
June Havoc ( born Ellen Evangeline Hovick; born November 8, 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, † March 28 2010 in Wilton, Connecticut ) was an American actress.
Life
Driven by their ambitious mother, June Havoc took over at the age of two years of film roles, especially from 1918 to 1924 in several comedies of Hal Roach. In those years she also sang together with the legendary dancer Anna Pavlova on the stage and eventually became an ensemble member of the municipal opera of St. Louis. She also tried to keep as a model on water. After stage stations in the province of June Havoc finally reached Broadway, where she made her debut in 1936.
1941 Havoc went to Hollywood. In 1951, she returned almost completely to their activities at the theater. A little later, also offers came from the television. After a guest role in 1990 in the series General Hospital June Havoc withdrew into private life.
In addition to her film career, the actress impressed by her courageous defense of civil rights in the United States. In the McCarthy era Havoc was among the few filmmakers ( including Danny Kaye, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Gene Kelly), that demonstrated in Washington against the embossed of anti-communist hysteria human rights violations by some politicians and for the protection of the inviolability of political freedom of expression demonstrated.
June Havoc was married three times, including with screenwriter William Spier. She has a daughter who is also an actress. Her sister is actress and entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee (1911-1970), which mainly owed its enormous popularity in the U.S. their legendary striptease performances.
June Havoc last lived in Wilton, Connecticut.