June Knight

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.

  • Title: June Knight
  • Popularity: 0.987
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1913-01-22
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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June Knight Movies

  • 1935
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    Broadway Melody of 1936

    Broadway Melody of 1936

    6.35 1935 HD

    Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is...

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  • 1940
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    The House Across the Bay

    The House Across the Bay

    5.3 1940 HD

    Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charges and attacks by rivals. Believing Steve will be...

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  • 1938
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    Vacation from Love

    Vacation from Love

    1 1938 HD

    A socialite dumps her fiancé on their wedding day and runs off with a saxophone player. Comedy.

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  • 1934
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    Wake Up and Dream

    Wake Up and Dream

    4 1934 HD

    The story of a small-time vaudeville trio and their rise to the big time.

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  • 1938
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    Break the News

    Break the News

    6 1938 HD

    Two small-time song-and-dance men come up with what they believe is a surefire publicity stunt, guaranteed to keep their names in the public eye--one...

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  • 1934
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    Cross Country Cruise

    Cross Country Cruise

    6 1934 HD

    A young woman is involved with a married man, although she does not know that he is married. He kills his jealous wife and implicates her in the...

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  • 1934
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    Gift of Gab

    Gift of Gab

    1 1934 HD

    Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.

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  • 1930
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    Madam Satan

    Madam Satan

    5.8 1930 HD

    A socialite masquerades as a notorious femme fatale to win back her straying husband during a costume party aboard a doomed dirigible.

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  • 1933
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    Take a Chance

    Take a Chance

    4 1933 HD

    Take a Chance was based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, though only one of the original songs, Eadie Was a Lady, has been retained. The...

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  • 1933
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    Ladies Must Love

    Ladies Must Love

    1 1933 HD

    Lighthearted comedy film following the (mis)adventures of four gold diggers.

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  • 1935
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    Redheads on Parade

    Redheads on Parade

    1 1935 HD

    A film star finds herself in trouble with her co-star when she has to flirt with the backer to prevent him from withdrawing his support.

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  • 1937
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    The Lilac Domino

    The Lilac Domino

    1 1937 HD

    In this musical, an enigmatic masked woman catches the roving eye of a wily playboy gambler at a masquerade ball. If he knew that she was using her...

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  • 1976
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    That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    6.8 1976 HD

    Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical...

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