June Tripp
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June Tripp sometimes known just by her screen name, June, was a British actress.
Born June Howard-Tripp in London, she worked mainly on stage (in revue
). She made a handful of films, mostly in the silent
era. Her most notable screen role was in the silent Alfred Hitchcock
thriller The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
(1927) opposite Ivor Novello
.
In 1929, she married John Alan Burns, 4th Baron Inverclyde and left theatre and film to become a socialite
, living at the Inverclyde seat Castle Wemyss
. She was divorced in 1933 and returned to the stage. In 1937 she married the American businessman Edward Hillman Jr, but was again divorced in 1939. She and Hillman later remarried. She later appeared in a cameo role in Forever and a Day (1943).
She provided the narration on the Jean Renoir
film The River
(1951). She retired from acting in the 1950s and in 1951 became a US citizen. She published her biography in 1960.
Born June Howard-Tripp in London, she worked mainly on stage (in revue
Revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century American popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932...
). She made a handful of films, mostly in the silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
era. Her most notable screen role was in the silent Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
thriller The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1926 and released on 14 February 1927 in London and on 10 June 1928 in New York City. The film, based on a story by Marie Belloc Lowndes and a play Who Is He? co-written by Belloc Lowndes, concerns the hunt for a...
(1927) opposite Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello
David Ivor Davies , better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. Born into a musical family, his first successes were as a songwriter...
.
In 1929, she married John Alan Burns, 4th Baron Inverclyde and left theatre and film to become a socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
, living at the Inverclyde seat Castle Wemyss
Castle Wemyss
Castle Wemyss was a large mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland.It stood high on Wemyss Point, overlooking the Firth of Clyde where it heads south towards the North Channel of the Irish Sea. It was built around 1850 for Charles Wilsone Brown, a property developer who had plans to develop the land around...
. She was divorced in 1933 and returned to the stage. In 1937 she married the American businessman Edward Hillman Jr, but was again divorced in 1939. She and Hillman later remarried. She later appeared in a cameo role in Forever and a Day (1943).
She provided the narration on the Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
film The River
The River (1951 film)
The River is a 1951 film directed by Jean Renoir. It was filmed in India and was seminal to the launching of the careers of Satyajit Ray , who assisted on the film, and Subrata Mitra, Ray's cinematographer whom he met during the filming of The River.A fairly faithful dramatization of an earlier...
(1951). She retired from acting in the 1950s and in 1951 became a US citizen. She published her biography in 1960.
Filmography
- The Yellow Claw (1920)
- Riding for a King (1926)
- The Lodger: A Story of the London FogThe Lodger: A Story of the London FogThe Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1926 and released on 14 February 1927 in London and on 10 June 1928 in New York City. The film, based on a story by Marie Belloc Lowndes and a play Who Is He? co-written by Belloc Lowndes, concerns the hunt for a...
(1926) - Forever and a Day (1943)
- Les MisérablesLes Misérables (1952 film)Les Misérables is a 1952 American film adapted from the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and featured Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean, Robert Newton as Javert, Sylvia Sidney as Fantine, Debra Paget as Cosette, Edmund Gwenn as the bishop, Cameron Mitchell as...
(1952)