June Storey
About
Biography
Filmography
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Biography
Petite, blonde, blue-eyed leading lady who rode the range with the beloved singing cowboy Gene Autry in ten enjoyable western programmers churned out at a furious rate by Republic Pictures from 1939-40. After Autry enlisted to fight in WWII, Storey proved her competence in a wide variety of genres--melodramas, comedies, films noir and crime movies--in addition to musical westerns. In the years after her film career ended, Storey continued to appear at western memorabilia festivals.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Life Events
1936
Signed to 20th Century-Fox contract
1938
Signed a contract with Republic Pictures
1939
Loaned out to Universal for a featured role in "First Love" starring Deanna Durbin
1948
Featured in "The Snake Pit", the landmark social drama directed by Anatole Litvak which realistically dealt with mental illness