June Kirby

June Kirby
Born(1928-01-05)January 5, 1928
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 2022(2022-03-06) (aged 94)
Aiken, South Carolina U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1951–1984
Spouses
  • Roy Whitlock
  • Bob Przybysz

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

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  2. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2007: F-L. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
  3. ^ Pageant. Good Earth Corporation. 1955.
  4. ^ Samuel Claesson (March 31, 2023). Top Models. Sequoia Press. p. 187. ISBN 9798889921806.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Stars Find World Tour Broadening". Kingsport News. Kingsport, Tennessee. Kingsport News. July 7, 1956. p. 2. Retrieved November 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Marill, Alvin H. (1976). Samuel Goldwyn Presents. A. S. Barnes. ISBN 978-0-498-01658-5.
  8. ^ Cinéma (in French). Fédération française des ciné-clubs. 1985.
  9. ^ Kurtti, Jeff (1996). The Great Hollywood Musical Trivia Book. New York: Applause Books. p. 41. ISBN 1-55783-222-6.
  10. ^ Guérif, François (1977). Marlon Brando (in French). PAC. ISBN 978-2-85336-108-8.
  11. ^ Perone, James E. (2005). Woodstock: An Encyclopedia of the Music and Art Fair. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33057-5.
  12. ^ Cahiers Du Cinema in English. Cahiers Publishing. 1966.
  13. ^ "June Kirby". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  14. ^ Kilgallen, Dorothy (August 11, 1951). "Voice of Broadway". The News-Herald. Pennsylvania, Franklin. The News-Herald. p. 4. Retrieved January 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon