June Lang (born Winifred June Vlasek, May 5, 1917 â€" May 16, 2005)
was an American film actress.Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she was
the daughter of Edith and Clarence Vlasek, After the family moved to
Los Angeles, Lang trained at a school of dance and performed in revues
in theaters in Los Angeles. She graduated from Beverly Hills High
School.Lang made her film debut in 1931, with much of her early work
coming in minor roles in musical and dramatic films. She caught the
eye of Darryl F. Zanuck at 20th Century Fox, gradually securing second
lead roles in mostly B movies. Her debut feature film role came in
Young Sinners.Noted for her fragile and demure appearance, she was
usually cast as the little sister or the heroine's best friend in
light comedies and adventure films. She soon graduated to leading
roles, most notably in Bonnie Scotland (with Laurel and Hardy, 1935),
in The Road to Glory (with Fredric March, Warner Baxter and Lionel
Barrymoreâ€"written in part by William Faulknerâ€"1936), and as Joyce
Williams in Wee Willie Winkie (directed by John Ford, with Shirley
Temple, Cesar Romero, and Victor McLaglen, 1937).
was an American film actress.Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she was
the daughter of Edith and Clarence Vlasek, After the family moved to
Los Angeles, Lang trained at a school of dance and performed in revues
in theaters in Los Angeles. She graduated from Beverly Hills High
School.Lang made her film debut in 1931, with much of her early work
coming in minor roles in musical and dramatic films. She caught the
eye of Darryl F. Zanuck at 20th Century Fox, gradually securing second
lead roles in mostly B movies. Her debut feature film role came in
Young Sinners.Noted for her fragile and demure appearance, she was
usually cast as the little sister or the heroine's best friend in
light comedies and adventure films. She soon graduated to leading
roles, most notably in Bonnie Scotland (with Laurel and Hardy, 1935),
in The Road to Glory (with Fredric March, Warner Baxter and Lionel
Barrymoreâ€"written in part by William Faulknerâ€"1936), and as Joyce
Williams in Wee Willie Winkie (directed by John Ford, with Shirley
Temple, Cesar Romero, and Victor McLaglen, 1937).
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