Mildred June

Mildred June

Mildred June was born on December 23, 1905, in St Louis, Missouri. When she was a child her family moved to Kansas and eventually settled in California. She attended Hollywood high school and took dancing lessons. At the age of fifteen Mildred was discovered by producer Mack Sennett. She became one his bathing beauties and worked as an extra in his films. Mildred appeared in dozens of short films including Dog Shy with Charley Chase and Hook and Ladder with Hoot Gibson. She also starred in a series of two reel comedies with Billy Bevan. Although she enjoyed making comedies she dreamed of becoming a dramatic actress. Mildred married Herbert Edward Capps, a twenty-five year old dentist, in 1922. The following year she was given the lead in the drama The Greatest Menace. She was signed by Universal studios but her career never took off. Mildred returned to Mack Sennett's studio and appeared in the 1927 comedy Crazy To Act. She divorced her husband and had a brief romance with with real estate executive Jimmy Houston. Unfortunately by 1928 she was unemployed and battling a serious alcohol problem. Mildred married her second husband, Bud Sheehan, in 1930. Sadly he passed away a few years later. In 1936 she had a bit part in the Laurel and Hardy film Our Relations. It would her last acting role. On June 19, 1940 Mildred passed away from cirrhosis of the liver caused by her alcoholism. She was only thirty-four years old. Mildred was cremated and her ashes were buried at Hollywood Forever cemetery in Hollywood, California.

  • Title: Mildred June
  • Popularity: 0.787
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1905-12-23
  • Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Mildred June Movies

  • 1927
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    Crazy to Act

    Crazy to Act

    5.5 1927 HD

    Millionaire film producer Gordon Bagley wants to marry Ethel St. John, the leading lady in his latest film. Ethel is in love with Arthur Young, the...

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  • 1922
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    Manslaughter

    Manslaughter

    5.4 1922 HD

    Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.

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  • 1922
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    The Crossroads of New York

    The Crossroads of New York

    1 1922 HD

    A young man from the country travels to the city to find his fortune. Although he has a letter of introduction from his wealthy uncle, the best job...

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  • 1924
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    Hook and Ladder

    Hook and Ladder

    1 1924 HD

    Cowboy Ace Cooper, to avoid arrest, becomes a fireman, falls in love with the chief's daughter, Sally Drennan, and wins her in spite of the efforts...

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  • 1926
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    Dog Shy

    Dog Shy

    6.6 1926 HD

    Charley is chased into a phone booth by a dog and agrees to help a young woman on the phone avoid getting married.

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  • 1925
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    Kick Me Again

    Kick Me Again

    1 1925 HD

    Don’t expect much in the way of a plot from Kick Me Again. When a married student falls for her portly dance instructor, Puffy is forced to...

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  • 1923
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    The Greatest Menace

    The Greatest Menace

    1 1923 HD

    A DA's son gets involved in a drug-related murder, and it's up to his father and sister to get him out.

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  • 1924
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    A Deep Sea Panic

    A Deep Sea Panic

    1 1924 HD

    A cruel sea captain shanghais Jimmie to work on his ship, but Jimmie's girlfriend also stows away on board, disguised as a sailor.

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  • 1920
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    Down on the Farm

    Down on the Farm

    5.5 1920 HD

    The day starts off as any normal day on Roach's farm, where Teddy, the farmhouse dog, is doing more productive work than everyone else combined. But...

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  • 1922
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    Gymnasium Jim

    Gymnasium Jim

    4.5 1922 HD

    Keystone comedy about a garage owner pining for the girl next door, coming into money, and betting on a fixed fight.

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  • 1921
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    Love and Doughnuts

    Love and Doughnuts

    1 1921 HD

    Ben and fiancée Haver run a bakery and grocery. A mostly lost film, only seven minutes survive.

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  • 1922
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    When Summer Comes

    When Summer Comes

    1 1922 HD

    Rampaging lions are on the loose in a hunting lodge. Approximately, only eight minutes of the short survives.

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  • 1922
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    On Patrol

    On Patrol

    3 1922 HD

    Billy Bevan trying to escape the cops! Roughly only half of the original short's twenty-two minutes still exists.

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  • 1922
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    The Duck Hunter

    The Duck Hunter

    1 1922 HD

    A 1922 comedy short.

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  • 1926
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    Matrimony Blues

    Matrimony Blues

    1 1926 HD

    Short film about the title subject played for laughs.

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  • 1926
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    Smith's Picnic

    Smith's Picnic

    1 1926 HD

    The accident-prone Smith family (Raymond McKee, Ruth Hiatt, and Mary Ann Jackson) head to the beach in this Mack Sennett comedy directed by Alf...

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  • 1923
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    Crinoline and Romance

    Crinoline and Romance

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Battling Kangaroo

    The Battling Kangaroo

    1 1926 HD

    Lige Conley goes into a fight to collect money to marry his girl. Then, hooking up with Holloway and George Gray, they get involved in several other...

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  • 1919
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    Up in Alf's Place

    Up in Alf's Place

    1 1919 HD

    Charles Murray gets caught by his wife flirting with a dancer.

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  • 1922
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    The Rosary

    The Rosary

    1 1922 HD

    After his uncle dies, founder of the fishing village of Sandy Bay, Kenwood Wright is cut off with only some marshland while his nephew, Bruce Wilton,...

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  • 1923
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    Nip and Tuck

    Nip and Tuck

    1 1923 HD

    Billy Bevan, Harry Gribbon, Kewpie Morgan and their dog engage in a poker game.

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  • 1921
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    Be Reasonable

    Be Reasonable

    7.3 1921 HD

    Billy is a bit of a masher. He meets a lady on the beach and immediately gives her an expensive gift (some pearls). The problems are that she has her...

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  • 1925
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    The House of Flickers

    The House of Flickers

    1 1925 HD

    The troubles of a movie projectionist in a newly-purchased theater are chronicled in this two-reeler starring Paul Parrot and Mildred June.

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