Picture Perfect Wednesday: It's June

For the third year in a row, we're celebrating Junes in June with photos and mini-bios. We're only doing two this year to make room for Wonder Woman Wednesdays--hence the late start!

The first June in June for 2020 is June Marlowe.

June Marlowe, born Gisela Goetten, was the oldest of six children of German immigrant parents. She began acting in silent movies straight out of high school in 1923. She maintained a busy schedule and seemed to be on a fast track to fame, but her rising star came crashing down with the introduction of sound into motion pictures.

By 1930, she had already slipped into such obscurity that, when she had a chance encounter with a director from the Hal Roach Studios, he thought he had discovered a new talent--despite the fact she had already played significant parts in 30 films, most of them from major studios.

Today, Marlowe is mostly remembered for her role as Miss Crabtree, the cute school teacher in six "Our Gang Comedies". It was the role upon which she ended her career, retiring from acting in 1932 and marrying businessman Rodney Sprigg. She spent most of her time afterwards as a house-wife, but Marlowe also authored two children's books ("Breezy" and "Furry") late in life.

June Marlowe passed away in 1984 at the age of 80. She is buried with her parents and five siblings in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.