| June Clayworth | |
| Birth Name: | Esther June Cantor |
| Birth Date: | June 9, 1905 |
| Birth Place: | New Jersey, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Emerson School of Oratory |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1930–1961 |
| Children: | 1 |
June Clayworth (born Esther June Cantor; June 9, 1905 – January 1, 1993)[1] was an American stage and film actress.[2]
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Cantor, Clayworth was born Esther June Cantor[3] in New Jersey but raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Coughlin High School[4] and studied at the Emerson College of Oratory in Boston.[5]
Clayworth was chosen Miss Wilkes-Barre and represented the city in the Miss America 1927 pageant.[6]
Clayworth gained acting experience in stock theatre, including working in the Thatcher Stock Company of Scranton, Pennsylvania,[3] and being the leading lady in the Hudson Players troupe at Scarboro, New York. Her Broadway debut came in Torch Song (1930); she also appeared in Page Pygmalion (1932) on Broadway.[7]
She signed her first film contract with Warner Bros. Her film debut came in The Good Fairy (1935). Later, she worked for Universal and Columbia studios.[8]
She was married to the producer Sid Rogell.[9]
Clayworth died in Woodland Hills, California.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Strange Wives | Nadja | ||
| 1935 | The Good Fairy | Mitzi | ||
| Transient Lady | Pat Warren | |||
| Lady Tubbs | Jean LaGendre | |||
| False Witness | ||||
| 1936 | Two-Fisted Gentleman | Ginger | ||
| 1937 | Married Before Breakfast | June Baylin | ||
| Between Two Women | Eleanor | |||
| Live, Love and Learn | Annabella Post | |||
| 1939 | Almost a Gentleman | Marion Gates | ||
| 1946 | The Truth About Murder | Marsha Crane | ||
| Criminal Court | Joan Mason | |||
| 1947 | Beat the Band | Willow Martin | ||
| Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Dr. Irma M. Learned | |||
| 1948 | Bodyguard | Connie Fenton | ||
| 1950 | The White Tower | Mme. Astrid Delambre | ||
| 1952 | At Sword's Point | Comtesse Claudine | ||
| 1953 | Dream Wife | Mrs. May Elkwood | ||
| 1954 | The Rocket Man | Harriet Snedley | ||
| 1955 | There's Always Tomorrow | Minor Role | Uncredited | |
| 1961 | The Marriage-Go-Round | Flo Granger | (final film role) |