June Duprez

Born: 1918-05-14

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia June Duprez (14 May 1918 – 30 October 1984) was an English film actress. The daughter of American vaudeville performer Fred Duprez, she was born in Teddington, Middlesex, England, during an air raid in the final months of World War I. She began acting in her teens with a theatre company and made her first film, The Crimson Circle, in 1936. Her next film, The Cardinal (1936), was also a success, and she had a small role in The Spy in Black (1938), but it was her fourth film, The Four Feathers (1939), that made her a star. Her peak of success came with the landmark fantasy film The Thief of Bagdad (1940), which she made for Alexander Korda. Korda took charge of her career after this point and took her to Hollywood where he set her asking price at $50,000 per movie. However, as Duprez had not yet achieved the level of popularity in America that she had in Britain, Korda's tactic only served to place her out of contention for most roles. She appeared in Little Tokyo, U.S.A. (1942), Tiger Fangs (1943), None But the Lonely Heart (1944) and The Brighton Strangler (1945) before performing well amid a top ensemble cast in René Clair's film version of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None (1945). After a few more motion pictures, Duprez retired. Her final credited film performance was in One Plus One (1961). She retired from acting when she married for a second time in 1948, a wealthy sportsman. The union produced two daughters but ended in divorce in 1965. Duprez lived in Rome, Italy, for several years, then returned to London to live out the remainder of her life. She died there, after a long period of illness, at age 66. Description above from the Wikipedia article June Duprez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Thief of Bagdad

as Princess
Released: 1940-12-25

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces...

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And Then There Were None

as Vera Claythorne
Released: 1945-10-31

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host...

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The Four Feathers

as Ethne Burroughs
Released: 1939-04-20

A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.

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Forever and a Day

as Julia Trimble-Pomfret
Released: 1943-01-21

In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the...

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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

as uncredited
Released: 1942-10-05

Narrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at...

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That Brennan Girl

as Natalie Brennan
Released: 1946-12-23

Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in...

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The Crimson Circle

as Sylvia Hammond
Released: 1936-08-10

Based on the novel by Edgar Wallace, detectives at Scotland Yard try and track down The Crimson...

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The Spy in Black

as Anne Burnett
Released: 1939-08-03

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

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They Raid by Night

as Inga Beckering
Released: 1942-06-19

The British Commandos send Bob Owen to Norway to prepare for a raid. His mission also includes...

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The Brighton Strangler

as April Manby Carson
Released: 1945-05-10

After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, John Loder, a theatre actor comes to believe...

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None But the Lonely Heart

as Ada Brantline
Released: 1944-10-17

When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they're both...

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Tiger Fangs

as Linda MacCardle
Released: 1943-09-10

A big-game hunter travels to Malaya to help stop the Nazis and Japanese from destroying the...

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Calcutta

as Marina Tanev
Released: 1946-12-20

Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they...

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1+1: Exploring The Kinsey Reports

as uncredited
Released: 1961-08-23

A college professor lectures on the recently published Kinsey Report, as Americans are stunned...

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The Lion Has Wings

as June
Released: 1939-11-03

This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the...

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Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

as Tasmia
Released: 1943-04-06

Don Winslow (titular hero of the serial "Don Winslow of the Navy") is reassigned to the United...

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Little Tokyo, U.S.A.

as Teru
Released: 1942-07-08

Filmed in the months immediately following Pearl Harbor, 20th Century-Fox's Little Tokyo USA is...

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The Amateur Gentleman

as Bit Part (uncredited)
Released: 1936-04-26

A former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of...

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The Cardinal

as Francesca Monterosa
Released: 1936-01-04

Set in 15th-century Italy, The Cardinal stars Matheson Lang as one Cardinal de Medici. Bound by...

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Kathleen Moore
First aired: 1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...

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