June Storey

Mary June Storey (April 20, 1918 – December 18, 1991) was a Canadian-born American film actress who appeared in 45 films during the 1930s and 1940s. She was leading lady to cowboy singer Gene Autry in 10 films.

Early years Storey was born on April 20, 1918, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her father, William Storey, was a forest ranger; her mother was Lareta Storey.

Her family moved to Tyler Lake, Connecticut, when she was five years old. who became a "noted motion picture magazine feature writer."

After living in Connecticut and Long Island, New York, Her first appearance on film was an uncredited role as a student in Student Tour (1933).

In 1934, Storey made her first film appearance in Student Tour. In June 1935, Storey signed a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox. Her first credited role was in the 1936 film Girls' Dormitory. In the next two years, she appeared in eight films, including In Old Chicago (1937), Island in the Sky (1938), Down in Arkansas (1938), and Orphans of the Street (1938). According to writer Hans J. Wollstein, Storey was the "perfect leading lady for Autry: very agreeable to look upon, competent as a performer by then, and willing to work long, hard hours on location". She was buried in Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar.

Filmography

Student Tour (1934) - Student (uncredited) Girls' Dormitory (1936) - Greta Career Woman (1936) - Edith Clark Thin Ice (1937) - Member of Girls Band (uncredited) Love and Hisses (1937) - Minor Role (uncredited) In Old Chicago (1937) - Gretchen Happy Landing (1938) - Stewardess (uncredited) Island in the Sky (1938) - Lucy Rhodes Down in 'Arkansaw' (1938) - Mary Weaver Orphans of the Street (1938) - Lorna Ramsey Home on the Prairie (1939) - Martha Wheeler The Three Musketeers (1939) - Farm Girl (uncredited) Pardon Our Nerve (1939) - Check Room Girl (uncredited) Blue Montana Skies (1939) - Dorothy Hamilton Sorority House (1939) - Norma Hancock Mountain Rhythm (1939) - Alice Mickey the Kid (1939) - Sheila Roberts Colorado Sunset (1939) - Carol Haines In Old Monterey (1939) - Jill Whittaker First Love (1939) - Wilma van Everett South of the Border (1939) - Lois Martin Rancho Grande (1940) - Kay Dodge In Old Missouri (1940) - Mary

Gaucho Serenade (1940) - Joyce Halloway Carolina Moon (1940) - Caroline Stanhope Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940) - Ann Randolph Barnyard Follies (1940) - Louise Dale The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941) - Gloria Foster Hello, Sucker (1941) - Trixie Medcalf Dance Hall (1941) - Ada Dangerous Lady (1941) - Phyllis Martindel Girls' Town (1942) - Myra Norman End of the Road (1944) - Kitty McDougal Road to Alcatraz (1945) - Kit Norton Song of the Prairie (1945) - Joan Wingate The Strange Woman (1946) - Lena Tempest Killer McCoy (1947) - Arlene the waitress Secret Service Investigator (1948) - Laura Deering Redfern Train to Alcatraz (1948) - Virginia Marley Miraculous Journey (1948) - Rene La Cour Cry of the City (1948) - Miss Boone (uncredited) The Snake Pit (1948) - Miss Bixby Trouble Preferred (1948) - Hilary Vincent Miss Mink of 1949 (1949) - Rose Pendelton Too Late for Tears (1949) - Fuller's Girl (uncredited)