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HERN, June. (19*-) South African actress, Spanish dance teacher.  
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[[June Hern]] (19*-). South African actress, Spanish dance teacher, singer.  
  
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Starred in imported musicals such as ''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]'', which was staged by [[ACT]] in 1949, and ''[[Brigadoon]]'', also staged by [[ACT]] in 1950. Starred in [[Taubie Kushlick]]’s 1956 Christmans show, ''[[Listen to the Wind]]'', together with [[Elizabeth Meyer]], [[Brian Proudfoot]], [[Joyce Grant]], [[Maureen Adair]] and [[Philip Birkinshaw]], with sets by [[Pamela Lewis]] and staged at the [[Library Theatre]]. She starred in Sandy Wilson’s ''[[The Boy Friend]]'' which was staged at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in May 1957. Also starring [[Shirley Hepburn]], [[Ivan Berold]], [[Maureen Adair]] and [[Bruce Anderson]] with sets and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]] and [[Heather MacDonald-Rouse]], and piano played by [[Gertrude Walsh]], who also conducted. She played the part of Cecily in ''[[Half in Earnest]]'', a musical version of Oscar Wilde’s ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. It was [[Kushlick-Gluckman]]’s first production, staged in April 1959, and directed by [[Leon Gluckman]]. It also starred [[Taubie Kushlick]], [[Olive King]], [[Gordon Mulholland]] and [[Michael McGovern]]. She starred in the revue ''[[What Was, Was!]]'' by [[Gertie Awerbuch]] and [[Miriam Lopert]]. It also starred [[Charles Stodel]] and [[Michael Fisher]] and was staged at the [[Jewish Guild]] and the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1965. She starred in the [[JODS]] production of ''[[South Pacific]]'' which was staged at the [[Civic Theatre]] by [[Brickhill-Burke]] in 1969. There were designs by [[Keith Anderson]] and it alos starred [[Inia te Wiata]], [[Jean Dell]] and [[James White]]. She starred in the [[Brickhill-Burke]] production of Jerry Herman’s musical ''[[Hello Dolly!]]'' together with [[Joan Brickhill]], [[Mike Huff]], [[Iain Henderson]], [[Andrea Catzel]], [[Victor Melleney]] and [[Charles Stodel]]. It was directed by [[Louis Burke]] and staged at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in 1980. ** (Tucker, 1997)
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== Biography ==
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June met [[Jack Kruger]] as a young girl. They were married in 1959 and left six months later on a visit to Europe.
  
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=== Training ===
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She studied dancing and singing in Johannesburg and at the age of 17 she went for further dancing lessons in London and also had a season in pantomime. On the visit to Europe after her wedding she went to the dancing studios of Spanish dancer Luisillo (1927-2007) [http://www.spainisculture.com/en/artistas_creadores/luisillo.html] and had lessons from his leading lady, Maria Rosario.
  
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=== Career ===
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She began her theatrical career at the age of three, broadcasting for the [[SABC]].
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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June starred in imported musicals such as ''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]'' (1949), and ''[[Brigadoon]]'' (1950).
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She starred in [[Taubie Kushlick]]’s 1956 Christmans show, ''[[Listen to the Wind]]'', at the [[Library Theatre]]; ''[[The Boy Friend]]'' in May 1957; she played the part of Cecily in ''[[Half in Earnest]]'' in April 1959; [[James Ambrose Brown]]'s ''[[The Three Wishes]]'' (1965); in the revue ''[[What Was, Was!]]'' by [[Gertie Awerbuch]] and [[Miriam Lopert]] in 1965; the [[JODS]] production of ''[[South Pacific]]'' in 1969; ''[[Hello Dolly!]]'' in 1980.
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Other productions include ''[[The Most Happy Fella]]'', ''[[The Circus Adventure]]'' and ''[[The Mikado]]''.
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== Awards, etc ==
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== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 5 June 1963.
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 18 February 2022

June Hern (19*-). South African actress, Spanish dance teacher, singer.

Biography

June met Jack Kruger as a young girl. They were married in 1959 and left six months later on a visit to Europe.

Training

She studied dancing and singing in Johannesburg and at the age of 17 she went for further dancing lessons in London and also had a season in pantomime. On the visit to Europe after her wedding she went to the dancing studios of Spanish dancer Luisillo (1927-2007) [1] and had lessons from his leading lady, Maria Rosario.

Career

She began her theatrical career at the age of three, broadcasting for the SABC.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

June starred in imported musicals such as Annie Get Your Gun (1949), and Brigadoon (1950).

She starred in Taubie Kushlick’s 1956 Christmans show, Listen to the Wind, at the Library Theatre; The Boy Friend in May 1957; she played the part of Cecily in Half in Earnest in April 1959; James Ambrose Brown's The Three Wishes (1965); in the revue What Was, Was! by Gertie Awerbuch and Miriam Lopert in 1965; the JODS production of South Pacific in 1969; Hello Dolly! in 1980.

Other productions include The Most Happy Fella, The Circus Adventure and The Mikado.

Awards, etc

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

The Rand Daily Mail, 5 June 1963.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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