June Havoc

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.

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

  • Hey There! - 1918
  • Four Jacks and a Jill - 1942
  • Powder Town - 1942
  • My Sister Eileen - 1942
  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 - 1942
  • Sing Your Worries Away - 1942
  • Hello, Frisco, Hello - 1943
  • No Time for Love - 1943
  • Hi Diddle Diddle - 1943
  • Timber Queen - 1944
  • Casanova in Burlesque - 1944
  • Brewster's Millions - 1945
  • Gentleman's Agreement - 1947
  • Intrigue - 1947
  • The Iron Curtain - 1948
  • When My Baby Smiles at Me - 1948
  • Chicago Deadline - 1949
  • The Story of Molly X - 1949
  • Red, Hot and Blue - 1949
  • Mother Didn't Tell Me - 1950
  • Once a Thief - 1950
  • Follow the Sun - 1951
  • Lady Possessed - 1952
  • Three for Jamie Dawn - 1956
  • The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover - 1977
  • Can't Stop the Music - 1980
  • A Return to Salem's Lot - 1987

Television

  • Willy - 1954
  • Mr. Broadway - 1957
  • The June Havoc Show - 1964
  • The Boy Who Stole the Elephant - 1970
  • Vaudeville: An 'American Masters' Special - 1997
  • Marlene: Inventing Dietrich - 2000

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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. She has two sons, one by Spielberg (Max Samuel) and one with Barreto. June, however, to set the record straight, wrote two more mealistically based books of memoirs, titled Early Havoc and More Havoc. She had been living with Brazilian filmmaker Bruno Barreto since 1990 and they wed in 1996. The play and the subsequent movie deal assured Gypsy steady income. Due to her prenuptual agreement with Spielberg, their divorce netted her an estimated US$100 million. 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. Irving is the ex-wife of Steven Spielberg (27 November 1985 - 1989).

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. She won an Obie Award for The Road to Mecca. Rose died in 1954 of colon cancer: the sisters now felt free to write about her without risking a lawsuit. She has also appeared in several theatrical productions. 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. She supplied the singing voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. 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. Irving has appeared in films such as Carrie, by Brian De Palma and Deconstructing Harry, directed by Woody Allen.

She married thirdly, in 1949, William "Bill" Spier. Her parents are director Jules Irving and actress Priscilla Pointer. Gibbs. Amy Irving (born 10 September 1953 in Palo Alto, California) is an American actress. She married secondly, in 1935, Donald S. Carrie (1976). 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. I'm a Fool (1976).

Louise gravitated to burlesque, taking the name Gypsy Rose Lee. The Fury (1978). June left the act. Voices (1979). She pulled the trigger, but the safety was on and Bobby was freed. Honeysuckle Rose (1980). Rose had Bobby arrested and he was met at the police station by Rose, carrying a hidden gun. The Competition (1980).

June at the age of 13, in 1929, married a boy in the act, named Bobby Reed. Yentl (1983). Her two daughters earned the family's money by appearing in vaudeville, where June's talent shone, while Louise stood in the background. Micki & Maude (1984). 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. Rumpelstiltskin (1987). 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. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) (voice).

Marlene: Inventing Dietrich - 2000. Crossing Delancey (1988). Vaudeville: An 'American Masters' Special - 1997. A Show of Force (1990). The Boy Who Stole the Elephant - 1970. An American Tail 2: Fievel Goes West (1991) (voice). The June Havoc Show - 1964. Benefit of the Doubt (1993).

Broadway - 1957. Kleptomania (1995). Mr. Carried Away (1996). Willy - 1954. I'm Not Rappaport (1996). A Return to Salem's Lot - 1987. Deconstructing Harry (1997).

Can't Stop the Music - 1980. One Tough Cop (1998). Edgar Hoover - 1977. The Confession (1999). The Private Files of J. The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999). Three for Jamie Dawn - 1956. Bossa Nova (1999).

Lady Possessed - 1952. Blue Ridge Fall (1999). Follow the Sun - 1951. Traffic (2000). Once a Thief - 1950. Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2002). Mother Didn't Tell Me - 1950. Tuck Everlasting (2002).

Red, Hot and Blue - 1949. The Story of Molly X - 1949. Chicago Deadline - 1949. When My Baby Smiles at Me - 1948.

The Iron Curtain - 1948. Intrigue - 1947. Gentleman's Agreement - 1947. Brewster's Millions - 1945.

Casanova in Burlesque - 1944. Timber Queen - 1944. Hi Diddle Diddle - 1943. No Time for Love - 1943.

Hello, Frisco, Hello - 1943. Sing Your Worries Away - 1942. 6 - 1942. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No.

My Sister Eileen - 1942. Powder Town - 1942. Four Jacks and a Jill - 1942. Hey There! - 1918.