| June Gale | |
| Birth Name: | June Gilmartin |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1911 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles |
| Othername: | Doris Gilmartin June Levant |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1932–1948 (film) |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 3 |
June Gale (born June Gilmartin;[1] July 6, 1911 – November 13, 1996) was an American actress sometimes credited under her married name as June Levant.[2]
Born in San Francisco,[3] Gale rose to fame as part of the vaudeville act The Gale Sisters, a dancing quadruplet act that was actually two sets of twins.[4] She appeared on Broadway with her sisters in Flying High (1930) and George White's Scandals (1931).[5] In the early 1930s, she made her first films in Hollywood originally as a Goldwyn Girl in Roman Scandals,[6] and gradually she rose to more notable parts, generally in B movies after signing with Fox in 1936.[7]
In December 1939, Gale married Oscar Levant in Fredericksburg, Virginia,[8] and they remained wed until his death in 1972. She later married Henry Ephron,[9] thereby becoming the stepmother of noted writers Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron, Hallie Ephron, and Amy Ephron.
Gale was an integral part of two TV talk shows. After an on-air disagreement led to her leaving her co-host role on The Oscar Levant Show, she began her own show in 1958, with Lloyd Thaxton.[10]
Gale died of pneumonia on November 13, 1996, aged 85, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.[11] She was buried at Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California.[12]
| Title | Year | Role | Notes[13] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Roman Scandals | Goldwyn Girl | Uncredited | |
| 1934 | Moulin Rouge | Show Girl | Uncredited | |
| 1934 | Looking for Trouble | Long Beach Counter Girl | Uncredited | |
| 1934 | Melody in Spring | Suzette | ||
| 1934 | Bottoms Up | Chorine | Uncredited | |
| 1935 | Folies Bergère de Paris | Girl in Secretary Number | Uncredited | |
| 1935 | Rainbow's End | Ann Ware | ||
| 1935 | Swifty | Helen McNiel | ||
| 1936 | Heroes of the Range | Joan Peters | ||
| 1936 | The Riding Avenger | Jessie McCoy | ||
| 1936 | Sing, Baby, Sing | Member of Girls Band | Uncredited | |
| 1936 | Pigskin Parade | Student | Uncredited | |
| 1936 | One in a Million | Girl in Band | ||
| 1937 | The Devil Diamond | Dorothy Lanning | ||
| 1937 | On the Avenue | Chorus Girl | Uncredited | |
| 1937 | Thin Ice | Member of Girls Band | Uncredited | |
| 1937 | This Is My Affair | Girl with Keller | Uncredited | |
| 1937 | Sing and Be Happy | Secretary | Uncredited | |
| 1937 | You Can't Have Everything | Chorus Girl | Uncredited | |
| 1937 | Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Nurse | Uncredited | |
| 1938 | Four Men and a Prayer | Elizabeth | Uncredited | |
| 1938 | Josette | Cafe girl | ||
| 1938 | Keep Smiling | Secretary | Uncredited | |
| 1938 | My Lucky Star | Cabot Jr.'s Secretary | ||
| 1938 | Time Out for Murder | Muriel - The Apartment Switchboard Operator | ||
| 1938 | While New York Sleeps | Kitty | ||
| 1939 | Tail Spin | Flyer | Uncredited | |
| 1939 | Pardon Our Nerve | Judy Davis | ||
| 1939 | Inside Story | Eunice | ||
| 1939 | The Jones Family in Hollywood | Alice Morley | ||
| 1939 | It Could Happen to You | Agnes Barlow | ||
| 1939 | Hotel for Women | Joan Mitchell | ||
| 1939 | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Myra Rhadini | ||
| 1939 | The Escape | Annie Qualen | ||
| 1939 | The Honeymoon's Over | Peggy Ryder | ||
| 1940 | City of Chance | Molly | ||
| 1948 | Easter Parade | Minor Role | Uncredited | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Saleswoman | Season 1 Episode 12: "Hangover" (credited as June Levant) |