June Knight
June Knight (born Margaret Rose Valliquietto) was an American Broadway and film actress and singer. Due to infantile paralysis, she was unable to walk until she was five years old, but just five years later, she started to perform songs and dance publicly. Dancer John Holland changed her name to June Knight when she became his partner, assigning her the same name as that of his previous partner. That change led to a court case in 1940, when the actress June Knight filed suit against the original dancer with that name. The actress said that she had made the name famous and that the dancer had previously agreed to stop using that name. At age 19, she appeared in the last Ziegfeld Follies show, Hot-Cha!. She was featured in four other Broadway shows, Take A Chance, Jubilee (where she introduced the Cole Porter classic "Begin the Beguine"), The Would-Be Gentleman (her only non-musical) and Sweethearts. She also had a short-lived film career, appearing in 12 films from 1930 to 1940, most notably in Broadway Melody of 1936, in which she sang the hit song "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" with co-star Robert Taylor.
Broadway Melody of 1936
as Lillian BrentLovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert...
Movie pageThat's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...
Movie pageMadam Satan
as Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)A socialite masquerades as a notorious femme fatale to win back her straying husband during a...
Movie pageThe House Across the Bay
as BebeNightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion...
Movie pageVacation from Love
as Flo HeathA socialite dumps her fiancé on their wedding day and runs off with a saxophone player. Comedy.
Movie pageCross Country Cruise
as Sue FlemingA young woman is involved with a married man, although she does not know that he is married. He...
Movie pageBreak the News
as Grace GatwickTwo small-time song-and-dance men come up with what they believe is a surefire publicity stunt,...
Movie pageGift of Gab
as Lottie Von PepperConceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.
Movie pageThe Lilac Domino
as Shari de GondaIn this musical, an enigmatic masked woman catches the roving eye of a wily playboy gambler at a...
Movie pageLadies Must Love
as Jeannie MarlowLighthearted comedy film following the (mis)adventures of four gold diggers.
Movie pageWake Up and Dream
as Toby BrownThe story of a small-time vaudeville trio and their rise to the big time.
Movie pageRedheads on Parade
as Chorus Redhead (uncredited)A film star finds herself in trouble with her co-star when she has to flirt with the backer to...
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