June Havok

Ellen Evendzhelayn Hovik, who became known as Joon Havok, was born in the Canadian city of Vancouver on November 8, 1912 in the family of John Olaf Howick, who worked as an advertiser in the newspaper, and his wife Rose Thompson Hovik. Ellen's career began in her youth, following her older sister Rose Louis Hovik, who was known to the public under the pseudonym of Gypsy Rose Lee . Back in 1918, Ellen appeared in a cameo in one of the silent films.

After the parents divorced, she and her sister began to earn money by participating in vaudeville , where they performed various dance performances. At one of these performances, Ellen met the artist Bobby Reed, then left the show and secretly arranged a marriage with him. In 1930, a year after the wedding, she gave birth to a daughter, April Reed. After the divorce, she was still married twice, but both marriages broke up.

Her debut on Broadway , already under the name of June Havok, took place in 1936 in the production of "Forbidden Melody." After a couple more roles on theatrical scenes, she moved to Hollywood . In the 1940s, Hovok appeared in the films “My Sister Eileen” (1942), “Not the Time for Love” (1943), “Hello, Diddle, Diddle” (1943), “Brewster Millions” (1945), “ Gentlemen's Agreement (1947), The Iron Curtain (1948) and the Chicago Limit (1949).

At the same time, June Havok remained active on Broadway, where she continued to play until 1983. From the late 1950s, she also began to appear on television, where in the 1960s she even had her own, albeit short-lived, television show. June Havok successfully proved herself as a screenwriter and theater director. She is the co-author of several theater productions and motion pictures. In 1964, Havok was nominated for the Tony Award in the nomination of the Best Director for the production of Marathon'33, in which she also performed as a screenwriter. In 1980, she appeared in a small role in the musical film “ Do not Stop Music, ” which failed at the box office.

The last time she appeared on the screens in 1990 was in the television series The Main Hospital. In 2003, the Ebingdon Theater in New York was renamed in her honor. Jun Havok also owns two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame : for his contributions to film and television.

June Havok died on the morning of March 28, 2010 in her home in the town of Wilton in Connecticut at the age of 97 years. ^{[1] [2]} .

• 1942 - Four Jacks and Four Jacks and a Jill - Opal
• 1942 - Sing Your Worries Away With the Trouble Song - Roxy Rochelle
• 1942 - My sister Eileen / My Sister Eileen - Effie Shelton
• 1943 - Hello, Frisco, Hello / Hello Frisco, Hello - Beula Clancy
• 1943 - No Time for Love / No Time for Love - Darlene
• 1943 - Hi, Diddl, Diddl / Hi Diddle Diddle - Leslie Quile
• 1944 - Timber Queen - Lil Boggs
• 1944 - Casanova in Burlesque - Lillian Coleman
• 1945 - Brewster's Millions / Brewster's Millions - Trixies Summers
• 1947 - Gentleman's Agreement / Gentleman's Agreement - Elaine Wales
• 1947 - Intrigue / Intrigue - Tamara Baranoff
• 1948 - The Iron Curtain - Nina Karanova
• 1948 - When My Baby Smiles at me / When My Baby Smiles at Me
• 1949 - Red, Hot and Blue / Red, Hot and Blue - Sandra
• 1949 - Chicago Deadline / Chicago Deadline - Leon
• 1949 - The Story of Molly X Story - Molly X
• 1950 - Mother didn't tell me / Mother Didn't Tell Me - Maggie Roberts
• 1950 - Once a Thief - by Margie Foster
• 1951 - Follow the Sun / Follow the Sun - Norma
• 1952 - Obsessed / Lady Possessed - Gene Wilson
• 1956 - Three for Jamie Dawn / Three for Jamie Dawn - Lorry Delacour
• 1977 - The Personal Files of J. Edgar Hoover - Hoover 's mother
• 1980 - Can't Stop the Music - Helen Morell
• 1987 - Return to Salem / Lot - Aunt Clara