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- Birth nameGisela Valaria Goetten
- Height1.68 m
- June Marlowe was born on November 6, 1903 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Sous les verrous (1931), Tout feu, tout flammes (1927) and Code of the Air (1928). She was married to Rodney Sprigg. She died on March 10, 1984 in Burbank, California, USA.
- SpouseRodney Sprigg(July 2, 1933 - August 2, 1982) (his death)
- RelativesLouis Marlowe(Sibling)Alona Marlowe(Sibling)Armor E. Goetten(Sibling)Jerry Marlowe(Sibling)
- She was a natural brunette, but producer Hal Roach suggested she wear a blonde wig when she started working in the "Our Gang" shorts to match Jackie Cooper's blonde hair.
- She was born Gisela Goetten, the oldest of five siblings. She, Armor E. Goetten, Louis Marlowe, Alona Marlowe and her brother Gerald had careers in the film industry.
- In her later years, she authored two children's books, "Beezy" and "Furry". She was unable to continue writing due to the onset of Parkinson's Disease.
- Best known for her role as Miss Crabtree, the kids' pretty teacher, in the "Our Gang" comedies. She didn't audition for the role; in 1930 series director Robert F. McGowan noticed her in a department store and, struck by her shyness and fresh-faced beauty, asked her if she'd be interested in a job in the movies--not knowing that she was, in fact, an actress and had been appearing in films for the past seven years.
- Producer Hal Roach said of his decision to cast Marlowe as Miss Crabtree: "She wasn't a great actress. You just liked her, and that was enough".
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