Melville, June (1915–1970)
Melville, June (1915–1970)
English actress and theatrical manager. Born Sept 17, 1915, in Worthing, Sussex, England; died Sept 15, 1970; dau. of Frederick Melville and Jane (Eyre) Melville; m. John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley (div.).
Made stage debut in Puss in Boots in Brixton (1931), eventually becoming stage manager (1936), then proprietor and manager of the Brixton Theater (1938); was leading lady with the Repertory Company at the Palace, Watford, subsequently becoming director of that theater.
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