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Post by Richard on Jul 10, 2006 19:42:36 GMT -5
I'm extremely heartbroken because I have just started watching several of June's films recently, and becoming a big fan. I was even happy to have the thought that she was still alive--walking around someplace, growing old gracefully. I don't know how many of you were actual fans, but I thought I'd mention it. www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/07/10/state/n142713D46.DTL |
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Post by Judy on Jul 10, 2006 19:51:25 GMT -5
I'm extremely heartbroken because I have just started watching several of June's films recently, and becoming a big fan. I was even happy to have the thought that she was still alive--walking around someplace, growing old gracefully. I don't know how many of you were actual fans, but I thought I'd mention it. www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/07/10/state/n142713D46.DTLOh, gee, this is positively spooky. I was watching Murder My Sweet over the weekend and wondered to myself about June Allyson and her happy marriage to Powell till he died. I just started to think about her and the fact that she'd not been heard from recently. And now I read this. I actualy liked her a great deal. Cannot imagine her at 88. She was always so girlish. Which of her films have you been watching. |
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Post by Richard on Jul 10, 2006 20:04:19 GMT -5
Oh, gee, this is positively spooky. I was watching Murder My Sweet over the weekend and wondered to myself about June Allyson and her happy marriage to Powell till he died. I just started to think about her and the fact that she'd not been heard from recently. And now I read this. I actualy liked her a great deal. Cannot imagine her at 88. She was always so girlish. Which of her films have you been watching. A few days ago I watched The Stratton Story with Jimmy Stewart, which I thought was GREAT. I also saw The Girl in White and she was very good in that. And some of her scenes in Little Women. June, obviously, was fresh on my mind, and for some reason I had this feeling she was going to be around a little while longer, you know. In honor of her passing I think I'm going to rent some of her films I have not seen yet. |
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Post by HollywoodHepcat on Jul 10, 2006 22:21:00 GMT -5
OMG. I just got back from Freshman Orientation at UB, which made for one of the crappiest days of my life.
And then I come home to this.
JJJJJJJJUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*bawls*
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Post by Sherry on Jul 10, 2006 22:25:34 GMT -5
Hi Richard,
In regard to June Allyson - I suggest either renting (if available) or catching on TCM: Good News (great musical), Her Highness and the Bellboy (cute film), Girl Crazy (June has a small role billed as Specialty Singer) but this is a wonderful Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney film with a great score, and Best Foot Forward ( again June has a small part but it's a fun film and Lucille Ball is terrific and gorgeous to look at).
Also periodically, TCM repeats "Private Screenings" in which Robert Osborne interviews actors or directors -- less than a year ago, I saw the June Allyson one made in 1998 and it was quite good and she looked very much as she did as a younger woman.
Believe it or not, I met June Allyson in 1998. It was a total accident. I was on a cruise to South America and she was a guest lecturer on board. I had just gotten on the ship and was walking down a corridor when I saw two women approaching and one looked MIGHTY familiar. When I got closer I absolutely knew it was June Allyson. Moment of decision -- do I make believe I didn't see her so as not to disturb her or do I chance a "Hello"? She looked at me and smiled so I decided that was the "OK -- you can recognize me" signal so I stopped and greeted her and told her that I'd enjoyed her film work and was looking forward to hearing her lecture during the cruise. She was very nice and thanked me and she looked like --- JUNE ALLYSON of the MGM films. At that point she was 80 and she looked terrific -- same hair and that inimitable voice. I went to her lecture which was very nice as she was personable and outgoing.
So -- watch her films and enjoy her work. I will admit, I've never seen her in Little Women cause there is only one Jo March and that is Kate Hepburn.
Sherry
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Post by Richard on Jul 11, 2006 0:12:38 GMT -5
Hi Richard, In regard to June Allyson - I suggest either renting (if available) or catching on TCM: Good News (great musical), Her Highness and the Bellboy (cute film), Girl Crazy (June has a small role billed as Specialty Singer) but this is a wonderful Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney film with a great score, and Best Foot Forward ( again June has a small part but it's a fun film and Lucille Ball is terrific and gorgeous to look at). Also periodically, TCM repeats "Private Screenings" in which Robert Osborne interviews actors or directors -- less than a year ago, I saw the June Allyson one made in 1998 and it was quite good and she looked very much as she did as a younger woman. Believe it or not, I met June Allyson in 1998. It was a total accident. I was on a cruise to South America and she was a guest lecturer on board. I had just gotten on the ship and was walking down a corridor when I saw two women approaching and one looked MIGHTY familiar. When I got closer I absolutely knew it was June Allyson. Moment of decision -- do I make believe I didn't see her so as not to disturb her or do I chance a "Hello"? She looked at me and smiled so I decided that was the "OK -- you can recognize me" signal so I stopped and greeted her and told her that I'd enjoyed her film work and was looking forward to hearing her lecture during the cruise. She was very nice and thanked me and she looked like --- JUNE ALLYSON of the MGM films. At that point she was 80 and she looked terrific -- same hair and that inimitable voice. I went to her lecture which was very nice as she was personable and outgoing. So -- watch her films and enjoy her work. I will admit, I've never seen her in Little Women cause there is only one Jo March and that is Kate Hepburn. Sherry Sherry, thanks so much for those recommendations and that great anecdote! I will definitely be on the lookout for any of Allyson's films that air in the future on TCM. |
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Post by karina on Jul 11, 2006 10:06:41 GMT -5
Hi Richard, I will admit, I've never seen her in Little Women cause there is only one Jo March and that is Kate Hepburn. Sherry Of course there's only one Jo...Kate was truly born to play the role. Nontheless, June Allyson wasn't at all bad and gave a pretty impressive performance IMHO |
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Post by Richard on Jul 12, 2006 14:30:05 GMT -5
I think I was pretty biased when it came to that version of Little Women. If a film has June Allyson, Janet Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor, and that cute O'Brien girl, how can you possibly go wrong? I blame it on my age, you know. I'm a sucker for pretty girls and I thought that movie had a very decent cast.
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Post by elizabeth on Jul 12, 2006 16:00:32 GMT -5
I think I was pretty biased when it came to that version of Little Women. If a film has June Allyson, Janet Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor, and that cute O'Brien girl, how can you possibly go wrong? I blame it on my age, you know. I'm a sucker for pretty girls and I thought that movie had a very decent cast. That makes perfect sense. I'll admit to being biased to the Winona Ryder version of Little Women, which came out when I was a kid. It was my first exposure to the story and has always been one of my favorite movies. It's just a generational bias. |
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Post by Shaun on Jul 13, 2006 16:09:00 GMT -5
I'm not a huge fan of June Allyson; I've only seen her in Little Women and I didn't care for that, but I still have respect for her. It's sad to see the classic actors slowly dwindling down in numbers.
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Post by Sherry on Jul 14, 2006 10:40:50 GMT -5
I think I was pretty biased when it came to that version of Little Women. If a film has June Allyson, Janet Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor, and that cute O'Brien girl, how can you possibly go wrong? I blame it on my age, you know. I'm a sucker for pretty girls and I thought that movie had a very decent cast. Hi Richard, Hope you see this post in time. This Sunday, 7/16 TCM is showing 6 June Allyson films including Little Women, Best Foot Forward, and Good News -- three of her best movies. They're also showing the Private Screenings interview that she did with Robert Osborne in 1998. Hope you get to see some or all of this tribute day to her. Also there are full details on her website: www.juneallyson.comSherry |
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Post by Richard on Jul 14, 2006 11:22:09 GMT -5
Hi Richard, Hope you see this post in time. This Sunday, 7/16 TCM is showing 6 June Allyson films including Little Women, Best Foot Forward, and Good News -- three of her best movies. They're also showing the Private Screenings interview that she did with Robert Osborne in 1998. Hope you get to see some or all of this tribute day to her. Also there are full details on her website: www.juneallyson.comSherry I should have known TCM would alter their programing schedule in honor of Allyson. I've got all those films tagged and ready to record. Thanks Sherry, I don't know what I'd do without you.  |
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