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June Haver Profile
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| (June Stovenour) |
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| 10 June 26 | is born in Rock Island, Illinois, to Fred and Marie Stovenour. When her mother remarries, she adopts the surname of her stepfather. |
| c. 33 | makes her stage debut at a Cincinnati theater at age 6 |
| wins the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music's "Post Music Contest" at age 7 |
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| 34 | has her first Hollywood screen test |
| has her own radio show at age 11 |
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| attends Beverly Hills High School |
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| 39 | debuts as a soloist for Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra |
| does a short stint with Freddy Martin and His Band |
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| 40 | chaperoned by her mother, she begins touring as the soloist with Ted Fio Rito's band at age 15 |
| 5 May 42 | is signed to a $75-a-week contract with 20th Century-Fox |
| the Fox executives suggest that she complete her schooling |
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| she measures 32-21-30 |
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| 45 | toastmaster general George Jessel suggests her for the upcoming The Dolly Sisters, opposite Betty Grable |
| has been featured in Technicolor movies only, a record to date |
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| works professionally with her future husband, Fred MacMurray, while filming Where Do We Go From Here? |
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| lives with her family in West Los Angeles, in the house originally built by Nelson Eddy |
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| 2 May 45 | is on the cover of Yank, The Army Weekly |
| July 46 | dances with actor Bob Hutton at the Mocambo |
| 46-47 | dates composer David Rose, ex-spouse of Judy Garland |
| meets dentist Dr. John Duzik, who becomes her fiancé |
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| 9 March 47 | elopes to Las Vegas at age 21 with trumpeter Jimmy Zito. They met while working with Ted Fio. |
| 26 March 47 | she and Zito remarry in a Catholic Church ceremony |
| 16 June 46 | separates from Zito |
| 25 March 48 | her marriage ends in divorce, with charges of extreme mental cruelty |
| resumes her romance with Duzik, whom she plans to marry |
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| May 48 | attends the premiere of Adventures of Casanova with her current beau, Dr. John Duzik |
| July 48 | columnist Hedda Hopper says about her divorce from Jimmy Zito: "He never loved her." |
| March 49 | her constant escort is Dr. John Duzik, a dentist. He escorts her to Diana Lynn's wedding. |
| 30 October 49 | Duzik dies suddenly as a result of a hemophilia attack while undergoing surgery |
| April 50 | rebuilding her life from shattered pieces, she gains new peace in her unselfish devotion to others by visiting Birmingham General Hospital |
| Summer 50 | is on a pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem to find peace of mind and gets an audience with the Pope |
| returns with a new look from her pilgrimage and her South American tour |
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| 51 | while filming a dance scene for The Girl Next Door, she falls off a table and suffers a concussion |
| December 51 | attends the 1952 Ice Follies with oilman Howard W. Lee of Texas. He will later marry Hedy Lamarr and Gene Tierney. |
| Early 52 | as with fellow actresses Ann Miller, Jane Nigh, and Barbara Whiting, she's a frequent date of Dan Dailey |
| February 52 | amazes Hollywood by announcing she intends to become a nun |
| 8 February 52 | gives up her $3,500-a-week contract at Fox when she enters St. Mary's Academy in Leavenworth, Kansas. She becomes a novice in the Order of the Sisters of Charity. |
| 30 September 53 | for health reasons she's forced to leave the convent after seven and a half months |
| January 54 | after seven and a half months in a convent, she returns to Hollywood, where she goes into seclusion |
| back in Hollywood, she goes into seclusion. Her mother thinks her daughter realizes that she made a mistake from the start. |
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| 13 February 54 | returns to show business with a production of Lux Radio Theatre |
| 28 May / April 54 | meets Fred MacMurray at Fred Marin's Gay Nineties party in honor of John Wayne. She comes with A. C. Blumenthal, dances a lot with Laurence Harvey, but only has eyes for Fred. |
| begins dating MacMurray |
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| Fred MacMurray is waiting for the "go" signal from his kids before he marries her |
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| 28/29 June 54 | after an extended trip to South America, she marries Fred MacMurray on a ranch near Ojai, California. She is 28; he is 45. |
| the MacMurrays make their home in a Georgian colonial house in Brentwood |
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| December 55 | no one can talk her into going back into pictures |
| 56 | the MacMurrays learn that they cannot have children of their own. An obstetrician, Dr. Lou Prucher, talks Fred into accepting her wish to adopt a baby. The baby they wait for turns out to be twin girls. |
| 4 December 56 | the MacMurrays adopt twin daughters, Katie Marie and Laurie Anne. MacMurray has two children from his first marriage. |
| 31 December 57 | the MacMurrays do their only professional appearance as husband and wife in a Desi Arnaz and Lucy Ball Las Vegas show. It is her last work. |
| 71 | the MacMurrays have a house in Brentwood and a ranch in Healsburg |
| 91 | the MacMurrays reside in Brentwood, California |
| 5 November 91 | becomes the widow of MacMurray |
| 4 July 05 | dies at age 78 in Brentwood, California, of respiratory failure |
| Sources: The Fox Girls by James Robert Parish, Movie Life, Made in Heaven by Victoria Houseman, Modern Screen, The Hollywood Reporter, Silver Screen, www.IMDb.com | |
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