This page will contain additional articles about June Havoc, as they become available.June HavocJune Havoc (born November 8, 1916) is an actress, and younger sister of Gypsy Rose Lee. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and given the name Ellen Evangeline Hovick. Their mother, Rose, had married John Hovick, a newspaperman, at the age of fifteen, and was the classic example of a smothering stage mother, though the more horrid details were whitewashed in Gypsy's memoirs. Her two daughters earned the family's money by appearing in vaudeville, where June's talent shone, while Louise stood in the background. June at the age of 13, in 1929, married a boy in the act, named Bobby Reed. Rose had Bobby arrested and he was met at the police station by Rose, carrying a hidden gun. She pulled the trigger, but the safety was on and Bobby was freed. June left the act. Louise gravitated to burlesque, taking the name Gypsy Rose Lee. June, adopting the name June Havoc, got her first acting break in Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey, and moved on to Hollywood roles in such movies as Gentleman's Agreement. She married secondly, in 1935, Donald S. Gibbs. She married thirdly, in 1949, William "Bill" Spier. June and Gypsy continued to get demands for money from their mother, who had opened a lesbian boardinghouse in a ten-room apartment on West End Avenue, in New York City, the property rented for her by Gypsy, and a farm in Highland Mills, New York. Rose shot and killed one of her guests, (according to Erik Preminger, Gypsy's son, Rose killed her own lover, who had made a pass at Gypsy): this incident was kept quiet: Rose was not prosecuted. Rose died in 1954 of colon cancer: the sisters now felt free to write about her without risking a lawsuit. Gypsy's memoirs, titled Gypsy, were published in 1957, and were taken as inspirational material for the Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable. June did not like the way she was portrayed in the piece, but was eventually persuaded not to oppose it, for her sister's sake. The play and the subsequent movie deal assured Gypsy steady income. June, however, to set the record straight, wrote two more mealistically based books of memoirs, titled Early Havoc and More Havoc. She also has a book called "Marathon 33." She still acts from time to time and lives on a farm in Stamford, Connecticut. Filmography
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She also has a book called "Marathon 33." She still acts from time to time and lives on a farm in Stamford, Connecticut. Official site Irenejacob.net (http://www.irenejacob.net). June, however, to set the record straight, wrote two more mealistically based books of memoirs, titled Early Havoc and More Havoc. Filmography. The play and the subsequent movie deal assured Gypsy steady income. Her 2000/2001 London West-End performance as the title character in Madame Melville opposite Macaulay Culkin was crucial to that development. June did not like the way she was portrayed in the piece, but was eventually persuaded not to oppose it, for her sister's sake. Jacob's film career slowed down in subsequent years, and after a series of independent, mostly European, movies, she revived her theatre career. Gypsy's memoirs, titled Gypsy, were published in 1957, and were taken as inspirational material for the Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Marshals (released 1997), in which she starred opposite Tommy Lee Jones. Rose died in 1954 of colon cancer: the sisters now felt free to write about her without risking a lawsuit. Her highest grossing US picture as of 2004 was U.S. Rose shot and killed one of her guests, (according to Erik Preminger, Gypsy's son, Rose killed her own lover, who had made a pass at Gypsy): this incident was kept quiet: Rose was not prosecuted. The film, and her performance, gained huge international recognition bringing many offers from major American motion-picture studios. June and Gypsy continued to get demands for money from their mother, who had opened a lesbian boardinghouse in a ten-room apartment on West End Avenue, in New York City, the property rented for her by Gypsy, and a farm in Highland Mills, New York. This was very evident when Kieslowski used her again to star alongside Jean-Louis Trintignant in Three Colors: Red, the third part of his highly acclaimed masterpiece, the Three Colors trilogy. She married thirdly, in 1949, William "Bill" Spier. An introvert by nature, Jacob has the remarkable ability to express the emotional turmoil of her characters with very few words. Gibbs. Jacob won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. She married secondly, in 1935, Donald S. For her performance, Ms. June, adopting the name June Havoc, got her first acting break in Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey, and moved on to Hollywood roles in such movies as Gentleman's Agreement. Jacob's return to Paris, the then 21-year-old drama student obtained her first movie role in the 1987 film Au revoir les enfants followed by several more minor roles until her big break came when Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski cast her in the lead role of his 1991 motion picture, La Double vie de Véronique. Louise gravitated to burlesque, taking the name Gypsy Rose Lee. Three years after Ms. June left the act. As an infant, her family moved to Geneva, Switzerland where, as a young girl, she became interested in the arts, making her stage debut at the age of 11. She attended the Geneva Conservatory of Music, earned a degree in languages (she speaks English, German, Italian and French), studied acting in Paris at the prestigious Rue Blanche (the French national drama academy) and at the Dramatic Studio in London, England. She pulled the trigger, but the safety was on and Bobby was freed. She comes from a highly educated and intellectual family, her father is a physicist, her mother a psychologist, and of her brothers, one is a musician and the other two are scientists. Rose had Bobby arrested and he was met at the police station by Rose, carrying a hidden gun. Irène Jacob was born in Paris, France, the youngest child after three brothers. June at the age of 13, in 1929, married a boy in the act, named Bobby Reed. Irène Marie Jacob (born July 15, 1966) is a French-born Swiss actress. Her two daughters earned the family's money by appearing in vaudeville, where June's talent shone, while Louise stood in the background. Au revoir les enfants - 1987. Their mother, Rose, had married John Hovick, a newspaperman, at the age of fifteen, and was the classic example of a smothering stage mother, though the more horrid details were whitewashed in Gypsy's memoirs. La Bande des quatre - 1988. June Havoc (born November 8, 1916) is an actress, and younger sister of Gypsy Rose Lee. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and given the name Ellen Evangeline Hovick. Les Mannequins d'osier - 1989. Marlene: Inventing Dietrich - 2000. La Veillée - 1990. Vaudeville: An 'American Masters' Special - 1997. La Passion Van Gogh - 1990. The Boy Who Stole the Elephant - 1970. Erreur de jeunesse - 1990. The June Havoc Show - 1964. Le Secret de Sarah Tombelaine - 1991. Broadway - 1957. La Double vie de Véronique - 1991. Mr. Enak - 1992. Willy - 1954. Claude - 1992. A Return to Salem's Lot - 1987. The Secret Garden - 1993. Can't Stop the Music - 1980. Trois couleurs: Rouge - 1994. Edgar Hoover - 1977. Predskazaniye - 1994. The Private Files of J. Le Moulin de Daudet - 1994. Three for Jamie Dawn - 1956. Victory - 1995. Lady Possessed - 1952. Par-delà les nuages - 1995. Follow the Sun - 1951. Othello - 1995. Once a Thief - 1950. Fugueuses - 1995. Mother Didn't Tell Me - 1950. Faire un film pour moi c'est vivre - 1995. Red, Hot and Blue - 1949. All Men Are Mortal - 1995. The Story of Molly X - 1949. Beyond The Clouds - 1996. Chicago Deadline - 1949. Incognito - 1997. When My Baby Smiles at Me - 1948. Marshals - 1998. The Iron Curtain - 1948. U.S. Intrigue - 1947. Cuisine américaine - 1998. Gentleman's Agreement - 1947. My Life So Far - 1999. Brewster's Millions - 1945. History Is Made at Night - 1999. Casanova in Burlesque - 1944. Cuisine chinoise - 1999. Timber Queen - 1944. The Big Brass Ring - 1999. Hi Diddle Diddle - 1943. The Pornographer: A Love Story - 2000. No Time for Love - 1943. Londinium - 2000. Hello, Frisco, Hello - 1943. L’ Affaire Marcorelle - 2000. Sing Your Worries Away - 1942. Léaud l'unique - 2001. 6 - 1942. Lettre d'une inconnue - 2001. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. Mille millièmes (Landlords) - 2002. My Sister Eileen - 1942. Powder Town - 1942. Four Jacks and a Jill - 1942. Hey There! - 1918. |