| June Kirby | |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Aiken, South Carolina U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1951–1984 |
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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]
Born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Kirby was raised in Jersey City, New Jersey[15] and earned a diploma at James J. Ferris High School in Jersey City.[16] She later attended Kingston University where she studied fashion.[17]
Kirby also worked as a model. In 1946, she was named "posture queen of America" by the National Chiropractic Association.[18] She was in Famous Models Magazine dated June 1950.[19]
Kirby dated men such as Mickey Rooney.[20] She married Roy B. Whitlock on August 20, 1960, and they had a daughter named Shawn. Whitlock died on December 23, 1984. She later married Bob Przybysz.[21] Kirby died on March 6, 2022, aged 94, in Aiken, South Carolina.[22]
| Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Kismet | Vincente Minnelli | Harem lady - Goldwyn Girl | ||
| 1955 | Guys and Dolls | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |