- June Duprez
Infobox Person
name=June Duprez
caption=June Duprez in "And Then There Were None " (1945)
birth_date=birth date|1918|5|14|df=y
birth_place=Teddington ,Middlesex ,England
death_date=death date and age|1984|10|30|1918|5|14|df=y
death_place=London ,England June Duprez (
May 14 ,1918 –October 30 ,1984 ) was an Englishfilm actress.Born in
Teddington ,Middlesex ,England , during an aird raid in the final months ofWorld War I . She was the daughter of Americanvaudeville performerFred Duprez .She began acting in her teens with a theatre company and made her first film "
The Crimson Circle " in 1936. Her next film "The Cardinal " (1936) was also a success but it was her third film "The Four Feathers" (1939) that made her a star. Her success continued with "The Spy in Black " (1939) and "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940) which she made forAlexander Korda .Korda took charge of her career after this point and took her to Hollywood where he set her asking price at $50,000 per movie. However, as Duprez had not yet achieved the level of popularity in America that she had in Britain, Korda's tactic only served to place her out of contention for most roles. She appeared in "None But the Lonely Heart" (1944) and "
The Brighton Strangler " (1945) before playing what would arguably be her most successful role, inRene Clair 's film version ofAgatha Christie 's "And Then There Were None" (1945). After a few more films, Duprez retired. Her final credited film performance was in "One Plus One" (1961).She retired from acting when she married for a second time in 1948. The union produced two daughters but ended in divorce in 1965. Duprez lived in
Rome ,Italy , for several years, then returned to London to live out the remainder of her life. She died there, aged 66.External links
*imdb name | id=0243454 | name=June Duprez
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* [http://www.britishpictures.com/photos2/photo168.htm June Duprez photo]
* [http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/WhereNow/JuneDuprez.html Whatever became of ... June Duprez]
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