Mega Genius and June Haver

June Haver, pinup motion picture actor, and Mega Genius^®

June Haver was a beautiful American film actor and leggy blonde band singer, who appeared in 15 motion pictures from 1943 – 1953. She was married to actor Fred MacMurray, who starred in more than 100 films, himself.

Twentieth Century-Fox signed June to a contract in 1943. In 1944, she starred in Home in Indiana and, later that year, in Where Do We Go From Here?, with her co-star Fred MacMurray. That was the only film they ever made together.

June’s other films included The Gang’s All Here; Irish Eyes Are Smiling; The Dolly Sisters; Wake Up and Dream; I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now; Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hey!; Look for the Silver Lining; Oh, You Beautiful Doll; The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady; I’ll Get By; Love Nest; and The Girl Next Door.

In 1953, she rejected a $3,500-a-week movie contract, choosing instead to become a nun at the Order of the Sisters of Charity convent, in Leavenworth, Kansas, and retire from acting. Eight months later, however, she returned to Hollywood and developed a romantic relationship with Fred MacMurray, with whom she had co-starred nine years before. They were married the following year. Together they became two of the wealthiest people in Hollywood.

June later appeared on Hollywood Glamour on Ice; The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour; What’s My Line; Disneyland ’59; The Steve Allen Show; All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood and, in 2001, Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration.

June Haver, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, passed away from respiratory failure in 2005, at age 79.

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