June Allyson (born Eleanor Geisman; October , â€" July , ) was an
American stage, film, and television actress, dancer, and
singer.Allyson began her career in as a dancer in short subject films
and on Broadway in . She signed with MGM in , and rose to fame the
following year in Two Girls and a Sailor. Allyson's "girl next door"
image was solidified during the mid-s when she was paired with actor
Van Johnson in six films. In , she won the Golden Globe Award for Best
Actress for her performance in Too Young to Kiss. From to , she
hosted and occasionally starred in her own anthology series, The
DuPont Show with June Allyson, which aired on CBS.In the s, she
returned to the stage starring in Forty Carats and No, No, Nanette. In
, Allyson released her autobiography June Allyson by June Allyson, and
continued her career with guest starring roles on television and
occasional film appearances. She later established the June Allyson
Foundation for Public Awareness and Medical Research and worked to
raise money for research for urological and gynecological diseases
affecting senior citizens. During the s, Allyson also became a
spokesperson for Depend undergarments, in a successful marketing
campaign that has been credited in reducing the social stigma of
incontinence. She made her final onscreen appearance in .
American stage, film, and television actress, dancer, and
singer.Allyson began her career in as a dancer in short subject films
and on Broadway in . She signed with MGM in , and rose to fame the
following year in Two Girls and a Sailor. Allyson's "girl next door"
image was solidified during the mid-s when she was paired with actor
Van Johnson in six films. In , she won the Golden Globe Award for Best
Actress for her performance in Too Young to Kiss. From to , she
hosted and occasionally starred in her own anthology series, The
DuPont Show with June Allyson, which aired on CBS.In the s, she
returned to the stage starring in Forty Carats and No, No, Nanette. In
, Allyson released her autobiography June Allyson by June Allyson, and
continued her career with guest starring roles on television and
occasional film appearances. She later established the June Allyson
Foundation for Public Awareness and Medical Research and worked to
raise money for research for urological and gynecological diseases
affecting senior citizens. During the s, Allyson also became a
spokesperson for Depend undergarments, in a successful marketing
campaign that has been credited in reducing the social stigma of
incontinence. She made her final onscreen appearance in .
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