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Career
Active 1919 – 1936
Biography
About Mildred June
Actress Mildred June was born on December 23, 1905, in St Louis, Missouri. When she was a child her family moved to Kansas and eventually settled in California. She attended Hollywood high school and took dancing lessons. At the age of fifteen Mildred was discovered by producer Mack Sennett. She became one of his bathing beauties and worked as an extra in his films. Mildred appeared in dozens of short films including Dog Shy with Charley Chase and Hook and Ladder with Hoot Gibson. She also starred in a series of two reel comedies with Billy Bevan. Although she enjoyed making comedies she dreamed of becoming a dramatic actress. Mildred married Herbert Edward Capps, a twenty-five year old dentist, in 1922. The following year she was given the lead in the drama The Greatest Menace.
She was signed by Universal studios but her career never took off. Mildred returned to Mack Sennett's studio and appeared in the 1927 comedy Crazy To Act. She divorced her husband and had a brief romance with real estate executive Jimmy Houston. Unfortunately by 1928 she was unemployed and battling a serious alcohol problem. Mildred married her second husband, Bud Sheehan, in 1930. Sadly he passed away a few years later. In 1936 she had a bit part in the Laurel and Hardy film Our Relations. It would be her last acting role. On June 19, 1940 Mildred passed away from cirrhosis of the liver caused by her alcoholism. She was only thirty-four years old. Mildred was cremated and her ashes were buried at Hollywood Forever cemetery in Hollywood, California.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Died
- Wednesday 19th of June 1940 (age 34)
- Years Active
- 1919-1936 (started around 13 years old; 17 years active)
- Birthplace
- United States
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
- Sexuality
- Straight
Frequently asked
What films did Mildred June appear in?
She appeared in dozens of short films, including Dog Shy with Charley Chase, Hook and Ladder with Hoot Gibson, and the 1927 comedy Crazy To Act. Her final role was a bit part in the 1936 Laurel and Hardy film Our Relations.
Who discovered Mildred June?
Mack Sennett discovered her at age fifteen, and she became one of his bathing beauties and worked as an extra in his films.
What was Mildred June's cause of death?
She died on June 19, 1940, from cirrhosis of the liver caused by her alcoholism, at the age of 34.
Where is Mildred June buried?
She was cremated and her ashes were buried at Hollywood Forever cemetery in Hollywood, California.
Did you know
- Mildred June was discovered by Mack Sennett at age fifteen and became one of his bathing beauties.
- She appeared in short films with Charley Chase, Hoot Gibson, and Billy Bevan.
- Her last acting role was a bit part in the 1936 Laurel and Hardy film Our Relations.
- She died of cirrhosis of the liver at age 34.
- Her ashes were buried at Hollywood Forever cemetery.
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