- June Travis
Infobox actor
name = June Travis
imagesize =
caption = June Travis in the 1930s.
birthname = June Dorothea Grabiner
birthdate = birth date|1914|8|7
location = Chicago, Illinois
deathdate = death date and age|2008|4|14|1914|8|7
deathplace = Chicago, Illinois
othername = June Travis Friedlob
yearsactive = 1935 - 1965
spouse = Fred FriedlobJune Travis (
August 7 1914 -April 14 2008 ) was a motion pictureactress fromChicago, Illinois .Background
Born as June Dorothea Grabiner, she was the daughter of Harry Grabiner, vice-president of the
Chicago White Sox in the 1930s.She had dark brown hair and green eyes. She stood 5'4" tall. She attended Parkside Grammar School in Chicago and later
UCLA . When she returned toIllinois she matriculated at theUniversity of Chicago .Marriage
On January 3, 1940, June married Fred Friedlob. They had two daughters, Cathy and June. Friedlob died in May 1979 in
Chicago .creen Actress
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Paramount Pictures vice-president noticed her inMiami, Florida at a White Sox exhibition game. He offered Travis ascreen test when she came toPasadena, California , where the major league baseball team trained. The first time she was presented with a screen contract, she suffered from "screen fright" and turned it down. She returned to Chicago and school. The next winter she accepted a film studio offer inPalm Springs, California .Travis made her screen debut in "Stranded" (1935), a film which co-starred
Kay Francis andGeorge Brent . She played the role of "Mary Rand". She followed this with a part in "Not On Your Life" (1935), withWarren William andClaire Dodd .Howard Hawks directed her in "Ceiling Zero" (1936), aWarner Bros. feature. In preparation for her role, Travis learned flying, navigation, and parachute jumping fromAmelia Earhart . The aviatrix gave her instructions in September 1935. The film co-starredJames Cagney andPat O'Brien . In 1936, she played secretaryDella Street toPerry Mason as played byRicardo Cortez in "The Case of the Black Cat".Her most notable film role was likely the one she played in "
The Star " (1952) starringBette Davis .Travis became known as the "Queen of the
B-movies " on the Warner Bros. lot. Later she said that if she had remained inHollywood two more years, she would have been a star. However, following three years, she came home to Chicago for Christmas with her parents. She did not return to making motion pictures. Her final movie appearances were in 1938, when nine films were released. Some of the titles are "Federal Man-Hunt", "Little Orphan Annie", "The Night Hawk", "The Gladiator", and "Mr. Doodle Kicks Off".Filmography
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Stranded " (1935)
*"Don't Bet on Blondes " (1935)
*"Broadway Gondolier " (1935)
*"Bright Lights " (1935)
*"The Case of the Lucky Legs " (1935)
*"Shipmates Forever " (1935)
*"Dr. Socrates " (1935)
*"Broadway Hostess " (1935)
*"Ceiling Zero " (1936)
*"Times Square Playboy " (1936)
*"Earthworm Tractors " (1936)
*"Bengal Tiger " (1936)
*"Jailbreak " (1936)
*"The Big Game " (1936)
*"The Case of the Black Cat " (1936)
*"Join the Marines " (1937)
*"Circus Girl " (1937)
*"Men in Exile " (1937)
*"Love Is on the Air " (1937)
*"Over the Goal " (1937)
*"Exiled to Shanghai " (1937)
*"The Kid Comes Back " (1938)
*"Over the Wall " (1938)
*"Go Chase Yourself " (1938)
*"Marines Are Here " (1938)
*"The Gladiator " (1938)
*"Mr. Doodle Kicks Off " (1938)
*"The Night Hawk " (1938)
*"Little Orphan Annie " (1938)
*"Federal Man-Hunt " (1938)
*"The Star " (1952) withBette Davis
*"Monster A Go-Go " (1965)Later Career-Stage Acting
By the late 1970s Travis was performing on stage. Fact|date=April 2008 She admitted that the transition from acting on film was a difficult one. Fact|date=April 2008
Death
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April 14 ,2008 , Ms. Travis died in a hospital inChicago, Illinois of complications from astroke she suffered weeks earlier. She was 93 years old.References
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Long Beach Press-Telegram ", "Actress looks back at what might have been", April 23, 1977, p. 16.
*"Los Angeles Times ", "Wrong Sex For Baseball, Girl Turns Actress", April 15, 1935, p. 19.
*"Los Angeles Times", "Another Society Bud Lured To Movies", April 20, 1935, p. 13.
*"Los Angeles Times", "The Pageant of the Film World", April 27, 1935, p. A9.
*"Los Angeles Times", "Kirkland's Troth Seen", August 20, 1935, page A1.
*"New York Times ", "Screen Notes", September 21, 1935, p. 18.
*"New York Times", "Miss Earhart Teaches Aviation", September 26, 1935, Page 25.
*"Chicago Tribune ", "June Travis Friedlob 1914 ~ 2008", April 16, 2008.External links
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