June Fairchild

June Edna Fairchild (born June Edna Wilson; September 3, 1946 – February 17, 2015) was an American dancer and actress. Fairchild starred or co-starred in more than a dozen film roles before her addictions to drugs and alcohol effectively ended her professional acting career.

Early life Fairchild was born June Edna Wilson on September 3, 1946, Her father was a musician who specialized in writing gospel songs and music.

Career

Gazzarri Dancer on Hollywood A Go-Go By mid-1965 Fairchild had been hired as a member of the Gazzarri Dancers on the syndicated variety show Hollywood A Go-Go after being recruited by the show's executive producer Al Burton. She remained on the show until its final episode, broadcast in February 1966. Despite some disagreement about the veracity of the claim, Fairchild was credited with conceiving the band's name, Three Dog Night. Fairchild was selling newspapers outside a Los Angeles courthouse at the time in an attempt to earn enough money for a single-room occupancy hotel room. Head (1968) - The Jumper Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) - Sonny Drive, He Said (1971) - Sylvie Summertree (1971) - Girl in Dorm Top of the Heap (1972) - Balloon Thrower Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973) - Sandi Detroit 9000 (1973) - Barbara (uncredited) Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) - Gloria Dirty O'Neil (1974) - Hitchhiker The Student Body (1976) - Mitzi Sextette (1978) - Woman Reporter Up in Smoke (1978) - Ajax Lady (final film role)