June Kirby

June Kirby
June Kirby
Born	June Shirley Kirby; January 5, 1928; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	March 6, 2022; Aiken, South Carolina U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1951–1984
Spouse(s)	Roy Whitlock; Bob Przybysz

June Shirley Kirby (January 5, 1928 - March 6, 2022[1]) was an American actress[2][3] and model,[4] who spent most of her career as a wardrobe mistress in Hollywood productions' costume departments.[5] She was a showgirl at The Diamond Horseshoe[6] in the late forties and was spotted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which offered her a couple of film parts as a Goldwyn Girl[7][8][9] such as in Vincente Minnelli's Kismet (1955) or Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Guys and Dolls (1955)[10] featured opposite Marlon Brando,[11] Larri Thomas and Pat Sheehan.[12][13] Kirby also performed on Broadway in As the Girls Go (1948-1950),[14] and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.[15]

Dance

In 1936, Kirby was a member of a dance troupe that performed "under the auspices of the Federal Theatre Project."[16] She attended Kingston University where she studied fashion.

Modeling

Kirby also worked as a model. In 1946, she was named "posture queen of America" by the National Chiropractic Association.[17] She was in Famous Models Magazine dated June 1950.[18]

Private life

Kirby dated men such as Mickey Rooney.[19] She married Roy B. Whitlock on August 20, 1960, and they had a daughter named Shawn. Whitlock died on December 23, 1984. She married Bob Przybysz.

Filmography

Actress

Year	Title	Director	Role	Notes
1955	Kismet	Vincente Minnelli	Harem lady - Goldwyn Girl
1955	Guys and Dolls	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	The Hot Box Girls number	The number included Kirby, Pat Sheehan and Larri Thomas.
1955	The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre	Eddie Davis	-	Season 1, Episode 26: What Do You Want in a Show.
1957	Highway Patrol	Eddie Davis	Barbara Franklin	Season 2, Episode 18: Statute of Limitations.
1957	The Garment Jungle	Vincent Sherman & Robert Aldrich.	The model
1957	Silk Stockings	Rouben Mamoulian	Model
1958	The Last Hurrah	John Ford	Model
1960	Bells Are Ringing	Vincente Minnelli	Party Guest

Costume Designer

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1954	The Diamond	Dennis O'Keefe & Montgomery Tully
1955 - 1956	Fabian of the Yard	Charles Saunders	5 episodes: - The Masterpiece - Cocktail Girl - The Ribbon Trap - The Sixth Dagger - The Lover's Knot
1962	Lunch Hour	James Hill
1972	Along the Way (1972)	T.S. Lyndon-Haynes & John Reeve

Wardrobe Department

Year	Title	Director	Head of Costume	Notes
1956	The Adventures of the Big Man	Don Chaffey		10 episodes: - The Smugglers - The Frightened Angels - The Door of Gold - The Thief - Lady Killer - The Gun Runners - Secret Enemy - The Magenta Box - The Amazon Bandit - The Bomb
1971	On the Buses	Harry Booth	Rosemary Burrows
1983	The Keep	Michael Mann	Anthony Mendleson
1984	Supergirl	Jeannot Szwarc	Emma Porteous

Special Effects

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1982	The Dark Crystal	Jim Henson & Frank Oz	Creatures fabricator for the Mystic Unit

References

"June Kirby - The Private Life and Times of June Kirby. June Kirby Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
Koper, Richard (2010-03-31). Fifties Blondes: Sexbombs, Sirens, Bad Girls and Teen Queens. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-521-4.
Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2007: F-L. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
Pageant. Good Earth Corporation. 1955.
Clemens, Samuel (2020-05-22). Pat: A Biography of Hollywood's Blonde Starlet. Sequoia Press. ISBN 978-0-578-68282-2.
Monahan, Patrick (2014-01-24). "The Diamond Horseshoe, the World War II-Era Nightclub Resurrected by Randy Weiner and Simon Hammerstein". Vanity Fair Blogs. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
"Stars Find World Tour Broadening". Kingsport, Tennessee. Kingsport News. July 7, 1956. p. 2. Retrieved November 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
Marill, Alvin H. (1976). Samuel Goldwyn Presents. A. S. Barnes. ISBN 978-0-498-01658-5.
Cinéma (in French). Fédération française des ciné-clubs. 1985.
Kurtti, Jeff (1996). The Great Hollywood Musical Trivia Book. New York: Applause Books. p. 41. ISBN 1-55783-222-6.
Guérif, François (1977). Marlon Brando (in French). PAC. ISBN 978-2-85336-108-8.
Perone, James E. (2005). Woodstock: An Encyclopedia of the Music and Art Fair. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33057-5.
Cahiers Du Cinema in English. Cahiers Publishing. 1966.
"June Kirby". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
Kilgallen, Dorothy (August 11, 1951). "Voice of Broadway". Pennsylvania, Franklin. The News-Herald. p. 4. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
"Dancers Benefit by WPA Projects". California, San Bernardino. The San Bernardino County Sun. January 23, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
"(photo caption)". Texas, Corsicana. Corsicana Daily Sun. October 26, 1946. p. 9. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1950). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
Lait, Jack (April 1, 1952). "Broadway and Elsewhere". Pennsylvania, Stroudsburg. The Pocono Record. p. 16. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

June Kirby at IMDb
June Kirby at the Internet Broadway Database

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[1] "June Kirby - The Private Life and Times of June Kirby. June Kirby Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

[2] Koper, Richard (2010-03-31). Fifties Blondes: Sexbombs, Sirens, Bad Girls and Teen Queens. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-521-4.

[3] Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2007: F-L. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.

[4] Pageant. Good Earth Corporation. 1955.

[5] Clemens, Samuel (2020-05-22). Pat: A Biography of Hollywood's Blonde Starlet. Sequoia Press. ISBN 978-0-578-68282-2.

[6] Monahan, Patrick (2014-01-24). "The Diamond Horseshoe, the World War II-Era Nightclub Resurrected by Randy Weiner and Simon Hammerstein". Vanity Fair Blogs. Retrieved 2021-10-26.

[7] "Stars Find World Tour Broadening". Kingsport, Tennessee. Kingsport News. July 7, 1956. p. 2. Retrieved November 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Marill, Alvin H. (1976). Samuel Goldwyn Presents. A. S. Barnes. ISBN 978-0-498-01658-5.

[9] Cinéma (in French). Fédération française des ciné-clubs. 1985.

[Hollywood_Musical-10] Kurtti, Jeff (1996). The Great Hollywood Musical Trivia Book. New York: Applause Books. p. 41. ISBN 1-55783-222-6.

[11] Guérif, François (1977). Marlon Brando (in French). PAC. ISBN 978-2-85336-108-8.

[12] Perone, James E. (2005). Woodstock: An Encyclopedia of the Music and Art Fair. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33057-5.

[13] Cahiers Du Cinema in English. Cahiers Publishing. 1966.

[14] "June Kirby". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

[15] Kilgallen, Dorothy (August 11, 1951). "Voice of Broadway". Pennsylvania, Franklin. The News-Herald. p. 4. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[16] "Dancers Benefit by WPA Projects". California, San Bernardino. The San Bernardino County Sun. January 23, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[17] "(photo caption)". Texas, Corsicana. Corsicana Daily Sun. October 26, 1946. p. 9. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[18] Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1950). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.

[19] Lait, Jack (April 1, 1952). "Broadway and Elsewhere". Pennsylvania, Stroudsburg. The Pocono Record. p. 16. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.