June Clyde


June Clyde was an American actress, singer and dancer known for roles in such pre-Code films as A Strange Adventure and A Study in Scarlet.

Early years

June Clyde was born on December 2, 1909, near Maysville, Missouri, as Ina Parton. 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.
She was a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1932 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! and Sally Trowbridge in Banjo Eyes. She was part of a production of Annie Get Your Gun that toured in Australia, including a month in Sydney.

Personal life and death

Clyde married Freeland in Hollywood on September 12, 1930.

Filmography

Street Girl - Hot Blonde at McGregor's Side Street - Judy - the Singer Tanned Legs - Peggy ReynoldsHit the Deck - ToddyThe Cuckoos - Ruth ChesterMidnight Mystery - Louise HollisterHumanettes Arizona - Bonita 'Bonnie' PalmerThe Mad Parade - Janice LeeMorals for Women - Lorraine HustonBranded Men - Dale WilsonThe Secret Witness - Tess JonesSteady Company - PeggyThe Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood - Kitty KellyRacing Youth - Ameliz CruickshankRadio Patrol - Vern WileyThrill of Youth - Jill FenwickBack Street - Freda SchmidtThe All American - Betty PoeThe Finishing Touch Tess of the Storm Country - Teola GarfieldA Strange Adventure - 'Nosey' ToodlesOh! My Operation File 113 - MadelineForgotten - Lena StraussRoom Mates A Study in Scarlet - Eileen ForresterHold Me Tight - DottieHer Resale Value - Mary HarrisOnly Yesterday - DeborahI Hate Women - Anne MeredithHollywood Party - Linda ClempHollywood Mystery - Doris DawnDance Band - Pat ShelleyNo Monkey Business - Clare BarringtonShe Shall Have Music - Dorothy DrewCharing Cross Road - PamKing of the Castle - Marilyn BeanLand Without Music - Sadie WhistlerAren't Men Beasts! - MarieLet's Make a Night of It - Peggy BoydellMake-Up - JoySchool for Husbands - Diana CheswickIntimate Relations - Molly MorellSam Small Leaves Town - Sally EltonWeddings Are Wonderful - Cora SutherlandHis Lordship Goes to Press - Valerie LeeCountry Fair - Pepper WilsonUnfinished Business - ClarisseSealed Lips - Lois GrantHi'ya, Chum - Madge TracySeven Doors to Death - Mary RawlingHollywood and Vine - Gloria DevineBehind the Mask - Edith MerrillNight Without Stars - ClaireTreasure Hunt - Mrs. Cleghorne-Thomas24 Hours of a Woman's Life - Mrs. RocheThe Love Lottery - ViolaAfter the Ball - Lottie GilsonThe Vise - Mrs. Forbes

Stage credits