June Collyer

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June Collyer (August 19, 1906-March 16, 1968) was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. She was the sister to Bud Collyer, and her sister-in-law was actress Marian Shockley.

June Collyer

Born Dorothea Heermance
August 19, 1906(1906-08-19)
New York City, New York
Died March 16, 1968 (aged 61)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation Film actress

Born Dorothea Heermance in New York City, Collyer chose to use her mother's maiden name when she decided to pursue acting. She had her first starring role in 1927 when she starred in East Side, West Side. She did a total of eleven films during the silent film era, and unlike many of that period she made a successful transition to sound movies.

In 1928 she was one of thirteen girls selected as "WAMPAS Baby Stars", an honor her future sister-in-law Marian Shockley would also receive later on in 1932. In 1930 Collyer starred opposite Louise Dresser and Joyce Compton in The Three Sisters, and that same year she starred with Claudia Dell in Sweet Kitty Bellairs. She starred in nineteen films from 1930 to 1936. She took a break from acting for the period of the 1940s, either by choice or due to her not receiving starring roles. During the 1950s she returned to acting, having a regular role on the television series The Stu Erwin Show from 1951 through 1955. She played in one episode of the 1958 series Playhouse 90, then retired.

She remained in Los Angeles, dying at the age of 61 on March 16, 1968, of bronchial pneumonia.

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NAME Collyer, June
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heermance, Dorothea
SHORT DESCRIPTION Film actress
DATE OF BIRTH 1906-8-19
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City, New York
DATE OF DEATH 1968-3-16
PLACE OF DEATH Los Angeles, California
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