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Career
Active 1952 – 1967
Biography
About June Thorburn
With an elegant, dark-haired presence and a poised, classic screen style, she moved effortlessly between fantasy and drama. Patricia June Thubron-Smith, known professionally as June Thorburn, was a British actress with a career that spanned 15 years, from 1952 to 1967. She is remembered for her roles in Tom Thumb (1958), The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960), and The Cruel Sea (1953).
Born in Karachi, Pakistan, she was 36 when her life was tragically cut short. She died on November 4, 1967, in an air crash. She was returning to London from Spain on Iberia Flight 062, and was pregnant with her third child. The flight crashed at Blackdown, Sussex, killing all 37 people on board. She was married to Morten Smith-Petersen and Aldon Richard Bryse-Harvey.
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Profile details
Personal
- Died
- Saturday 4th of November 1967 (age 36)
- Years Active
- 1952-1967 (started around 21 years old; 15 years active)
- Birthplace
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
- Sexuality
- Straight
Frequently asked
How did her career end?
She died at age 36 in a plane crash, cutting short her 15-year acting career.
What roles is she best known for?
She appeared in Tom Thumb, The 3 Worlds of Gulliver, and The Cruel Sea.
Was she married at the time of her death?
She had been married to Morten Smith-Petersen and Aldon Richard Bryse-Harvey.
Did you know
- She was born in Karachi, now in Pakistan, and held British nationality.
- Her death occurred while she was pregnant with her third child.
- The crash killed all 37 people aboard the flight.
- Her birth name was Patricia June Thubron-Smith.
- Her career lasted from 1952 to 1967.
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