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Author: Len Bourret - Poet and Writer (Hollywood Salutes June Allyson (11/02/2006)) | [ Next Thread |
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] Date Posted: 20:24:59 09/30/06 Sat Author Host/IP: dialup-4.245.227.223.Dial1.Stamford1.Level3.net/4.245.227.223 In reply to: Len Bourret 's message, "Life Achievement Award for June Allyson" on 15:27:30 07/29/06 Sat >================================= >L e o n a r d J . B o u r r e t >4 0 - B P a s c a l L a n e >M a n c h e s t e r , C T 0 6 0 4 0 - 4 6 2 6 >P h o n e : ( 8 6 0 ) 6 4 7 - 9 6 0 6 >e - M a i l : Len9876@juno.com >================================= > >July 27, 2006 > >To: RutaLeeWebbLowe@aol.com > Ruta Lee > The Thalians > <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.thethalians.com/">http://www.thethalians.com/</a> > >Dear Ruta: > >Subject: Lifetime Achievement Award for June Allyson - >It would be an honor, if The Thalians >would posthumously offer a Lifetime Achievement Award >for June Allyson, to be accepted by >Dr. David Ashrow (the late June Allyson's husband), >Pamela Powell (the late June Allyson's daughter), or >Dick Powell, Jr. (the late June Allyson's son). > >June Allyson was not only a legend as an actress, but >as a spokesperson for Hollywood's golden >years, and educator about the problems of >incontinence. She was loved by multitudes of fans, both >young and old. Additionally, both June Allyson and Dr. >David Ashrow have supported the Judy >Garland and James Stewart Museums (June Allyson was a >close friend of James Stewart and >Judy Garland, often co-starring with these and other >Hollywood legends). > >Furthermore, the late June Allyson (along with Dick >Powell) and Dr. David Ashrow, as Ojai >residents, have made positive contributions to The >Thalians and the Hollywood community. >Please advise, and thank you. > > >Awaiting Your Reply, > > >Len Bourret >Poet and Writer > >Attachments: see Attachments, below. > >======================================================= >================= > >Attachments: > >June Allyson: Hollywood's Sweetheart... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2006/07/21/stories/200607210">http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2006/07/21/stories/200607210</a> >0740100.htm > >"One remembers feeling sad when her character, >Constance, died in `Three Musketeers'. Today, > her death brings back the same feeling again." - >From June Allyson: Hollywood's Sweetheart > >June Allyson and Memories: Gone, but Not Forgotten... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-06071602">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-06071602</a> >53jul16,1,3734229.story?ctrack=1&cset=true > >June Allyson, the Passing of a Legend (Ojai Valley >News - 07/12/2006)... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://ojaivalleynews.com/CurrentEditions/Wednesday/OVN">http://ojaivalleynews.com/CurrentEditions/Wednesday/OVN</a> >7-12_joonangels.pdf > >June Allyson, screen icon... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-07-10-allyson-">http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-07-10-allyson-</a> >obit_x.htm > >More about June Allyson... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=1023152006">http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=1023152006</a> > >"She (June Allyson) arrived in Los Angeles by train >with $10 and knowing only two people there: > Powell, whom she had met just once backstage on >Broadway, and Johnson, whom she had dated > in New York and who was making his way as an actor in >Hollywood." - From Scotsman.com > >My Tribute to June Allyson (1917 to 2006)... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.reeljewels.com/allyson/fanarticle1.htm">http://www.reeljewels.com/allyson/fanarticle1.htm</a> > >June Allyson: Still "Warmer Than May"... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/ArticleJuneAllyson.html">http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/ArticleJuneAllyson.html</a> > >Jack Heinzman's Tribute to June Allyson (1917 to >2006)... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/opinion/article/0,">http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/opinion/article/0,</a> >1375,VCS_125_4839860,00.html > >Charles Michel's Tribute to June Allyson (1917 to >2006)... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.reeljewels.com/allyson/rememberingjunie.htm">http://www.reeljewels.com/allyson/rememberingjunie.htm</a> > >Jim Bishop's Tribute to June Allyson (1917 to 2006)... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://news.pajamasmedia.com/entertainment/2006/07/14/9">http://news.pajamasmedia.com/entertainment/2006/07/14/9</a> >626631_Victoria_Advocat.shtml > >"Like the memory of her smile and her tears and her >raspy little voice, some things will stay with > us forever." -- from Jim Bishop's Tribute to June >Allyson > >Guestbook for June Allyson... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.legacy.com/Guestbook.asp?Page=Index&PersonID">http://www.legacy.com/Guestbook.asp?Page=Index&PersonID</a> >=18425456 > >June Allyson Images (WireImage.com)... ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=SRH&">http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=SRH&</a> >str=June%20Allyson&sfld=C&sevntI=2019 > > >Down on Your Heels, and Up On Your Toes! >by Len Bourret (Copyright 2006) > >She was the girl GIs gravitated towards, the kind of >woman every man wanted to marry, and the special >friend everyone wanted to know. She loved people, and >they loved her back. She exuded positive energy and a >sunshiny smile that was uplifting--and, somehow, just >being around her was uplifting and made people feel >better. She was, and shall always be, "Good News" >itself. Harry James' trumpet (from "Two Girls and >a Sailor") is blowing in the heavens, and one can hear >and see June Allyson exuberantly singing, "He's the >young man with a horn!" > >To know "Junie" (as she was personified by her closed >friends), one only had to become familiar with Ella >Van Geisman, the little girl from the Bronx. She was a >hard worker, and a powerhouse. She danced her >way out of poverty and, on a dare from her >schoolchums, learned to dance like and eventually >befriended >her #1 heroine, Ginger Rogers. And, out of a Third >Avenue el, she learned to follow in the footsteps of >her >#1 hero, Fred Astaire. She had a distinctive voice, >and a winsome personality. And, it was not an accident >or coincidental that she became destined to become the >actress and human being that everyone wanted to >emulate and have as their nextdoor neighbor. Hers was >a rags-to-riches story, a kind of Shirley Temple >real-life doll (more than merely on paper), a Jo March >tomboy with feminine grace. She was a princess, >who married a prince, Richard Ewing Powell. And >Richard, or Dick Powell as he is known to the world, >was a kind man who loved kids. But, he was--and taught >June Allyson to be, strong as a redwood-- >and this served to be her strength, after Richard's >passing. And, indeed, June Allyson went through an >extremely difficult period from 1963 (after Richard >passed from this earth) to 1976 (when she married >an equally-kind man, David Ashrow). But, during this >time of magnificent independence, the little girl >became quite a woman. And, she was a loyal friend and >partner (she was married to Dick Powell for >almost 20 years, and was married to David Ashrow for >almost 30 years). > >When I was a little boy, Dick Powell used to call me >from Four Star Television (where he became a >still-respected Louis B. Mayer kind of television >mogul), and he gave me a 16m.m. print of "Sister >Mary Slugger" (a segment I loved from >early-television's June Allyson Show). I deeply >cherished >and faithfully preserved the print, for years, and >presented it to June Allyson on videocassette. And, >at the Judy Garland Festival in 2002, I had the rare >opportunity to read my poetry to June Allyson. >Some people are fortunate to meet their heroine once >in a lifetime. I was privileged and proud to >meet June Allyson on four special occasions: once when >she was appearing in "Goodbye Ghost" >(in Coconut Grove, Florida), twice when she was >appearing in "Forty Carats" (on Broadway), thrice >when she was appearing in "No No Nanette" (in >Hollywood), and at the Judy Garland Festival (an >annual event held to honor June Allyson's friend in >Judy Garland's hometown of Grand Rapids, >Minnesota). But, this shall not be yours and my final >meeting. We shall see June, Judy, and Richard >at the rainbow--and June Allyson will be dancing and >singing The Varsity Drag (from MGM's >"Good News")! > >Author's Note: How about an award, or two, for June >Allyson's performance in "Good News" and >"The Glenn Miller Story"? > >======================================================= >================= > >================================= >L e o n a r d J . B o u r r e t >4 0 - B P a s c a l L a n e >M a n c h e s t e r , C T 0 6 0 4 0 - 4 6 2 6 >P h o n e : ( 8 6 0 ) 6 4 7 - 9 6 0 6 >e - M a i l : Len9876@juno.com >================================= > >July 12, 2006 > >Dr. David Ashrow >1651 Foothill Road >Ojai, CA 93023-1748 > >Dear Dr. David: > >Junie was, and shall always be, "Good News" itself. >Harry James' trumpet (from "Two Girls >and a Sailor") is blowing in the heavens, and one can >hear and see June Allyson exuberantly >singing, "He's the young man with a horn!" > >This shall not be a final meeting of yours and mine. >We shall see Junie, Judy, and Richard at >the rainbow--and Junie will be dancing and singing The >Varsity Drag! Down on your heels, >and up on your toes! > >To you, Pam and Rick, I send my best wishes. > > >Warmest Regards, > > >Len Bourret >Poet and Writer > >======================================================= >================= =============================== L e o n a r d J . B o u r r e t 4 0 - B P a s c a l L a n e M a n c h e s t e r , CT 0 6 0 4 0 - 4 6 2 6 P h o n e : ( 8 6 0 ) 6 4 7 - 9 6 0 6 e - M a i l : Len9876@juno.com =============================== September 30, 2006 To: karen@karencadleinternational.com Karen Cadle Karen Cadle International To: RutaLeeWebbLowe@aol.com Ruta Lee the Thalians Links: Hollywood Salutes June Allyson... <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=12352,">http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=12352,</a> and <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.elportaltheatre.com/events/">http://www.elportaltheatre.com/events/</a> Dear Karen and Ruta: Re: Tribute to June Allyson - As a long-standing June Allyson fan for more than fifty years, I was befriended by Dick Powell when I was a little boy. I have had the honor and privilege of meeting June, on four special occasions, which included reading my poetry to her (which she thoroughly enjoyed) at the Judy Garland Festival 2002. I am moved by the gala event, Hollywood Salutes June Allyson, scheduled on Thursday, November 2nd, at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, California. I am gratified that it will be a star-studded tribute to June Allyson-Powell-Ashrow, a fitting tribute so close to the former Four Star Productions (the company which Dick Powell served as president and studio head), and that there will be testimonials by many stars (including Esther Williams, Cyd Charisse, Margaret O'Brien, Gloria DeHaven, Debbie Reynolds, and Kathryn Grayson). Will Van Johnson be able to attend? Can I share this information with June Allyson's fans (some who have loved her for over sixty years)? Please advise, and thank you. As a disabled person (thankful for the work of the Thalians), I have one request: Will there be memorabilia available for this event? June Allyson is still very much loved by multitudes of fans, young and old, with a new generation of fans becoming exposed to, and enjoying, her movies--including "The Glenn Miller Story", "Good News", "Little Women", and "The Stratton Story". June Allyson, more than average or fair-to-middling, continues to be an exceptionally-bright star, to dream about and reach for. I have been in phone contact with Dr. David, and he is most gratified by your showering of affection for Junie. I hope that the Thalians will pay tribute to Junie, Ann Miller, Glenn Ford, Jan Murray, Janet Leigh, Red Buttons, and others from Hollywood's golden era (so many have passed from this earth). May God bless you, and yours! Warmest Regards, Len Bourret Poet and Writer ======================================================================== On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:20:07 -0700 Karen Cadle <karen@karencadleinternational.com> writes: Leonard: I have gotten all your information. Thank you. Unfortunately, Van Johnson is not well enough to travel, and will not be with us. He will send a message, though, for us to read. Karen Cadle Producer, "Hollywood Salutes June Allyson" ======================================================================== [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |