Preisser, June (1920–1984)
Preisser, June (1920–1984)
American actress and dancer. Name variations: June Terry; Preisser Sisters. Born June 26, 1920, in New Orleans, LA; died Sept 19, 1984, along with her son, in auto accident in Boca Raton, FL; sister of Cherry Preisser (d. 1964, dancer); children: J. Moss Terry IV.
With sister Cherry, had international vaudeville acrobatic dance act (The Preisser Sisters) and made Broadway debut at 17 in Ziegfeld Follies (1934); with sister's retirement (1937), went solo, making film debut in Babes in Arms (1939); often appeared as the ingenue girlfriend in such films as Judge Hardy and Son, Strike Up the Band, Henry Aldrich for President, Merrily We Sing, Junior Prom and The Music Man; opened a string of dance studios in Los Angeles area.
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