June Laverick Explained
June Laverick (born 11 June 1931) is an English film, television and stage actress.
She was once described as "a popular lightweight leading actress of the day"[1] and is probably best remembered as the fictional wife of Dickie Henderson in The Dickie Henderson Show.[2]
Personal
Before June was born her parents ran a public house in Bishop Auckland but then returned to Redcar to run the Royal Hotel on the sea front near Redcar Pier. In 1931, Laverick was born in Laburnum Road, Redcar.[3] In her youth June attended White House school and ballet school. She was determined at an early age that she wanted a career in light entertainment.[3]
She followed an acting career in theatre, film and television and after retiring from acting in her 30s June moved back to Redcar, marrying an ICI process worker and briefly taking over the licence of the Royal Hotel before returning south alone.[3]
Stage, film and television career
In the 1950s June worked in the theatre in musicals, comedies and revues, and had a variety of film roles contracted to the Rank Organisation.She was a member of The Company of Youth, the Rank Organisation's acting school often referred to as "The Charm School"[4] and was often photographed for the front covers of cinema magazines and for publicity shots.[5] Her peak year in films was 1958, where she appeared in three prominent film roles, notably as the leading lady opposite Tommy Steele in The Duke Wore Jeans.
June made an early television appearance in an episode of Boyd Q.C. (1958) and in episodes of Tales from Dickens (1959) as Dora Spenlow.[6] She took over the role of Dickie Henderson's wife from Anthea Askey in ITV's The Dickie Henderson Half Hour[7] in The Dickie Henderson Show (1960–1963).[8]
After the Dickie Henderson Show, June retired from acting to be replaced by Isla Blair[9] in the next series A Present for Dickie (1969–1970). In 1970 June returned to appear in the last episode.[8] [10]
Personal life
After her final appearance on television in the last episode of Dickie Henderson's show, she took over the licence, from her parents, of The Royal Hotel in Redcar. She was briefly married to Charles Kenneth Cooke, an ICI worker. After the marriage ended she returned to the south of England and spent her time living in Baker Street, London and became romantically linked with Hughie Green the Double Your Money television games show host in the 1960s.[11]
Selected stage
Filmography
Television
- The Stamp Collector (1963) with Dickie Henderson
- The Stately Home (1963) with Dickie Henderson
- The Romance (1962) with Dickie Henderson
- The Gangster (1962) with Dickie Henderson
- David and Dora (1962) as Dora Spenlow in Tales of Dickens
- The Psychiatrist (1960) with Dickie Henderson
- The Dancing Years as Greta Schone
- The Shropshire Lass (1958) with Michael Denison
Discography
- Dickie Henderson (1960) Sympatica/It's Nice To Sleep With No-One, June Laverick, Oriole CB1536[16]
- Stop (1960), Oriole CB1537[17] [18] [19]
- When in Rome (1960), Oriole EP7026[20]
External links
- Film & Television databases: IMDB
- Video footage: Pathe.
Notes and References
- Web site: June Laverick . 20 August 2008 . Britmovie . 6 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406181225/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/The-Flesh-and-the-Fiends_1959/ . dead .
- Web site: The Definitive UK Sitcom List . Dave . Budd . 20 August 2008.
- Web site: How June won the hearts of all . 21 May 2009 . The Northern Echo . 11 September 2007.
- Web site: 1950s - The Rocking Fifties . 6 July 2009 . PastTimesProject.co.uk.
- Web site: Picture Show Magazines . Picture Show online . 6 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715083128/http://www.pictureshowmagazine.com/JuneLaverickApr58.htm . 15 July 2011.
- Web site: 1950's Filmed Drama Series: Tales from Dickens . 20 August 2008 . 78rpm.
- News: Obituary: Anthea Askey . 20 August 2008 . Denis . Gifford . The Independent . 5 March 1999 . London.
- Web site: The Dickie Henderson Show . 20 August 2008 . Nostalgia Central.
- Web site: The Dickie Henderson Show . 20 August 2008 . Television Heaven . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081205023205/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/hend.htm . 5 December 2008.
- Web site: The UK Sitcoms Guide . 20 August 2008 . Memorable TV . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725063949/http://www.memorabletv.com/sitcomspq.htm . 25 July 2008.
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1577434/The-life-and-many-loves-of-Hughie-Green.html The life and many loves of Hughie Green
- News: Obituary: Eleanor Summerfield . 20 August 2008 . Tom . Vallance . The Independent . London . 16 July 2001 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110426063352/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/eleanor-summerfield-729230.html . 26 April 2011 . dmy.
- Web site: Unsung Heroes: Eleanor Summerfield . 20 August 2008 . British Musical Theatre . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080820030443/http://www.musical-theatre.net/html/unsungheroines/eleanorsummerfield.html . 20 August 2008 . dmy.
- Web site: June Laverick . Matthew . Sommerville . Theatricalia . 31 October 2010 .
- Web site: Sheila Kennedy, June Laverick and Joyce Blair in Larger than Life . V&A Prints . 30 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717184727/http://www.vandaprints.com/image.php?id=326624 . 17 July 2011.
- Web site: The Punch Revue . The Guide to Musical Theatre . 31 October 2010 . ; Web site: Wilton . Rob . Theatre World Magazines 1950s . Rob Wilton Theatricalia . 31 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060517222919/http://www.phyllis.demon.co.uk/theatricalia/14mags/thw50s.htm . 17 May 2006 . dmy.
- Web site: Cinderella . 31 October 2010 . Royal Opera House Collections .
- Web site: Dickie Henderson And June Laverick Discography. 45cat. 31 October 2010.
- Web site: Artists: D. www.45rpm.org.uk. 31 October 2010.
- Web site: June Laverick Discography . 45cat. 31 October 2010.
- Web site: June Laverick Gallery. eil.com. 31 October 2010.
- Web site: June Laverick - Stop. eil.com. 31 October 2010.
- Web site: When In Rome. gemm - Kinace Records. 31 October 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716074004/http://gemm.com/item/COLE-c-ANDY--DICKIE--HENDERSON--JUNE--LAVERICK/WHEN--IN--ROME.../GML1427256500. 16 July 2011.