June Clyde

American actress (1909–1987)

Singer
dancer
actress

Years active1929–1957

June Clyde (born Ina Parton, December 2, 1909 – October 1, 1987) was an American actress, singer and dancer known for roles in such pre-Code films as A Strange Adventure (1932) and A Study in Scarlet (1933).

Early years

June Clyde was born on December 2, 1909,^{[citation needed]} near Maysville, Missouri, as Ina Parton.^[1] She was the third child of William Arthur Parton and Orpha Dorothy Day. William and Orpha divorced about 1913, when Orpha took the three girls to live in St. Joseph, Missouri. The girls were nieces of actress Leona Hutton. By 1915, the family moved to Arbuckle, California. Around 1916, Orpha married Harvey Arthur Clyde.

Career

When Clyde was six years old, she appeared on stage as Baby Tetrazinia. When she was 19, she starred in the film Tanned Legs (1929).^[2]

She was a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1932^[3] and she progressed in a career in Hollywood films before marrying film director Thornton Freeland. Clyde moved to England with her husband and appeared in several British films and stage productions starting in 1934, as well as returning to the United States periodically for both stage and film work.

On Broadway, Clyde portrayed Annabel Lewis in Hooray For What! (1937) and Sally Trowbridge in Banjo Eyes (1941).^[4] She was part of a production of Annie Get Your Gun that toured in Australia, including a month in Sydney.^[5]

Personal life and death

Clyde married Freeland in Hollywood on September 12, 1930.^[6]

Filmography

Street Girl (1929) - Hot Blonde at McGregor's (uncredited)
Side Street (1929)^[7] - Judy - the Singer (uncredited)
Tanned Legs (1929) - Peggy Reynolds
Hit the Deck (1929) - Toddy
The Cuckoos (1930) - Ruth Chester
Midnight Mystery (1930) - Louise Hollister
Humanettes (1930, Short)
Arizona (1931) - Bonita 'Bonnie' Palmer
The Mad Parade (1931) - Janice Lee
Morals for Women (1931) - Lorraine Huston
Branded Men (1931) - Dale Wilson
The Secret Witness (1931) - Tess Jones
Steady Company (1932) - Peggy
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) - Kitty Kelly
Racing Youth (1932) - Ameliz Cruickshank
Radio Patrol (1932) - Vern Wiley
Thrill of Youth (1932) - Jill Fenwick
Back Street (1932) - Freda Schmidt
The All American (1932) - Betty Poe
The Finishing Touch (1932, Short)
Tess of the Storm Country (1932) - Teola Garfield
A Strange Adventure (1932) - 'Nosey' Toodles
Oh! My Operation (1932, Short)
File 113 (1933) - Madeline
Forgotten (1933) - Lena Strauss
Room Mates (1933, Short)
A Study in Scarlet (1933) - Eileen Forrester
Hold Me Tight (1933) - Dottie
Her Resale Value (1933) - Mary Harris
Only Yesterday (1933) - Deborah
I Hate Women (1934) - Anne Meredith
Hollywood Party (1934) - Linda Clemp
Hollywood Mystery (1934) - Doris Dawn
Dance Band (1935) - Pat Shelley
No Monkey Business (1935) - Clare Barrington
She Shall Have Music (1935) - Dorothy Drew
Charing Cross Road (1935) - Pam
King of the Castle (1936) - Marilyn Bean
Land Without Music (1936) - Sadie Whistler
Aren't Men Beasts! (1937) - Marie
Let's Make a Night of It (1937) - Peggy Boydell
Make-Up (1937) - Joy
School for Husbands (1937) - Diana Cheswick
Intimate Relations (1937) - Molly Morell
Sam Small Leaves Town (1937) - Sally Elton
Weddings Are Wonderful (1938) - Cora Sutherland
His Lordship Goes to Press (1938) - Valerie Lee
Country Fair (1941) - Pepper Wilson
Unfinished Business (1941) - Clarisse
Sealed Lips (1942) - Lois Grant
Hi'ya, Chum (1943) - Madge Tracy
Seven Doors to Death (1944) - Mary Rawling
Hollywood and Vine (1945) - Gloria Devine
Behind the Mask (1946) - Edith Merrill
Night Without Stars (1951) - Claire
Treasure Hunt (1952) - Mrs. Cleghorne-Thomas
24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952) - Mrs. Roche
The Love Lottery (1954) - Viola
After the Ball (1957) - Lottie Gilson
The Vise (1957) - Mrs. Forbes
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)

Stage credits

1934 - Lucky Break, London musical
1935 - The Flying Trapeze, London musical
1937 - Hooray for What!, Broadway musical
1941 - Banjo Eyes, Broadway musical
1948 - Born Yesterday, Australian production^[8]

References

^ "Two movie stars found inspiration in rural setting". St. Joseph News-Press. April 5, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Rush, Laura (December 10, 1978). "Whoopee! They Were There When Stars Were Stars . . ". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 8 SL. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "WAMPAS Baby Stars". www.b-westerns.com.
^ "June Clyde". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
^ "Luncheon Chatter". The Age. Australia, Victoria, Melbourne. August 13, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "June Clyde Weds Film Director". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 14, 1930. p. 31citsubsrq. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^ Video on YouTube
^ "AusStage". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved November 23, 2020.