| June Lang | |
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 from the film Stage Door Canteen (1943) |
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| Born | May 5 1915 Minneapolis, Minnesota  United States |
| Died | May 16 2005 (aged 90) at age 90 Valley Village, California |
June Lang (May 5, 1915 – May 16, 2005) was a film actress. Born Winifred June Vlasek in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she originally trained as a dancer. She made her film debut in 1932 and gradually began to secure second lead roles in mostly "B movies". Noted for her fragile and demure appearance, she was usually cast as the little sister or the heroine's best friend in light comedies and adventure films. She graduated to leading roles, but her reputation as a wholesome leading lady was tarnished when she married Johnny Roselli, a reputed mobster, April 1, 1940 (divorced March 1943)[1]. Her studio released her from her contract the same year, and although she divorced her husband a year later, she found it difficult to secure film work. She retired in 1947 after struggling to reestablish her film career for several years. She is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
References
- Quinlan, David. Quinlan's Film Stars. Batsford Books, 1996 edition. ISBN 0-7134-7751-2
