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June Caprice(1895-1936)

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June Caprice
June Caprice was born Helen Elizabeth Lawson in Arlington, Massachusetts on November 19, 1895. Her parents, Anna and Peter Lawson, were both born in Norway. June was educated at the Boston Conservatory of Music and began her acting career on the stage. At age 16 the blue-eyed blonde won a Mary Pickford lookalike contest and was then discovered by producer William Fox, who offered her a contract and promised to make her one of Hollywood's biggest stars. In 1916 she made her film debut in "Caprice Of The Mountains." She had starring roles in more than a dozen films at Fox including "A Small Town Girl", "Child Of The Wild", and "Every Girl's Dream", almost always cast as a innocent ingenue. The petite actress was just five feet two inches tall and weighed 105 pounds. She appeared on numerous magazine covers and by 1918 was getting more fan mail than any other actress at the studio. During World War I she volunteered as a nurses aid.

After leaving Fox in 1919 she starred in the dramas "Rogue and Romance" and "The Love Cheat." She also modeled for Coca Cola calendars. In 1920 June married Harry F. Millarde, who had directed her in several films; soon after she decided to quit acting. Her final role was in the 1921 serial "The Sky Ranger." She gave birth to daughter June Elizabeth on June 29, 1922, and for the next decade she devoted herself to being a wife and mother. Tragically, in 1931 her husband Harry died from a heart attack, and she and her daughter moved in with her parents in Los Angeles. Then in her late thirties she was diagnosed with cancer; her health quickly deteriorated and she died on November 9, 1936 at only 40 years old. She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Her 14-year-old daughter June Elizabeth Millarde was raised by her grandparents; she later changed her name to Toni Seven and became a model and actress.
BornNovember 19, 1895
DiedNovember 9, 1936(40)
BornNovember 19, 1895
DiedNovember 9, 1936(40)
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June Caprice and Bert Delaney in The Small Town Girl (1917)
June Caprice in The Mischief Maker (1916)
June Caprice and Harry Hilliard in The Ragged Princess (1916)
June Caprice and George B. Seitz in Rogues and Romance (1920)
June Caprice
June Caprice
June Caprice in Patsy (1917)

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June Caprice in A Child of the Wild (1917)
A Child of the Wild
  • June Griest
  • 1917
June Caprice in Miss U.S.A. (1917)
Miss U.S.A.
  • Capitola Black
  • 1917
A Modern Cinderella
5.8
  • Joyce
  • 1917
Oh Boy! (1919)
Oh Boy!
  • Lou Ellen Carter
  • 1919

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  • The Sky Ranger (1921)
    The Sky Ranger
    • June Elliott
    • 1921
  • June Caprice and George B. Seitz in Rogues and Romance (1920)
    Rogues and Romance
    • Sylvia Lee
    • 1920
  • June Caprice in In Walked Mary (1920)
    In Walked Mary
    • Mary Ann Hubbard
    • 1920
  • A Damsel in Distress (1919)
    A Damsel in Distress
    • Maud Marsh
    • 1919
  • June Caprice in The Love Cheat (1919)
    The Love Cheat
    • Louise Gordon
    • 1919
  • Oh Boy! (1919)
    Oh Boy!
    • Lou Ellen Carter
    • 1919
  • June Caprice in Miss Innocence (1918)
    Miss Innocence
    • Dolores May
    • 1918
  • Blue-Eyed Mary (1918)
    Blue-Eyed Mary
    • Mary Du Bois
    • 1918
  • June Caprice in A Camouflage Kiss (1918)
    A Camouflage Kiss
    • Martha Thorne
    • 1918
  • June Caprice and Bernard Thornton in The Heart of Romance (1918)
    The Heart of Romance
    • Eloise Jackson
    • 1918
  • The Sunshine Maid
    • 1917
  • June Caprice in Unknown 274 (1917)
    Unknown 274
    5.4
    • Dora Belton
    • 1917
  • June Caprice in Miss U.S.A. (1917)
    Miss U.S.A.
    • Capitola Black
    • 1917
  • June Caprice in Every Girl's Dream (1917)
    Every Girl's Dream
    • Gretchen
    • 1917
  • June Caprice in Patsy (1917)
    Patsy
    • Patsy Primmel
    • 1917

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  • Height
    • 1.57 m
  • Born
    • November 19, 1895
    • Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • November 9, 1936
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Harry F. Millarde1920 - November 2, 1931 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Mother of "Cover Girl" and actress June Millarde.

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