June Thorburn

Acting

June Thorburn

Born June 8, 1931 · Karachi, British India [now Pakistan]

Died November 4, 1967 · aged 36

June Thorburn (8 June 1931 – 4 November 1967) was a popular English actress whose career was cut short by her death in an air crash. She was pregnant with her third child when returning to London from Spain on Iberia Airlines Flight 062 when it crashed into Blackdown Hill, Sussex, killing all 37 people aboard.

Known For

The Cruel SeaThe Cruel Sea · 1953
The Cruel Sea
★ 6.91953
MovieDramaHistory
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer.
The 3 Worlds of GulliverThe 3 Worlds of Gulliver · 1960
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
★ 6.61960
MovieMusicAdventure
Doctor Gulliver is poor, so nothing - not even his charming fiancée Elisabeth - keeps him in the town he lives. He signs on to a ship to India, but in a storm he's washed off the ship and ends up on an island, which is inhibitated by very tiny people. After he managed to convince them he's harmless and is accepted as one of their citizens, their king wants to use him in war against a people of giants. Compared to them, even Gulliver is a gnome.
Tom ThumbTom Thumb · 1958
Tom Thumb
★ 6.41958
MovieMusicFamily
A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.
The Scarlet BladeThe Scarlet Blade · 1963
The Scarlet Blade
★ 5.51963
MovieAdventureWar
A cruel Roundhead Colonel is on the trail of royalist sympathizers, but unaware of his daughters royalist sympathies. When she falls into a love triangle with Cavalier Edward Beverly and Roundhead officer Captain Sylvester the stage is set for double crossing and derring-do.
Don't Bother to KnockDon't Bother to Knock · 1961
Don't Bother to Knock
★ 4.81961
MovieRomanceComedy
An Edinburgh travel agent loses his keys and his fiancé in one night. A friend finds the keys and makes loads of copies with his address attached as a joke. She gives them to him as he leaves for a holiday. He gives the keys to several women he romances across the continent. He gets engaged again by phone and arranges to meet his fiancé at his flat, but the flat isn't empty...
Fury at Smugglers' BayFury at Smugglers' Bay · 1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
★ 5.91961
MovieAdventure
It is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time occupation for most fishermen around the British shores. But when a gang of cut-throats, led by the infamous Black John (Bernard Lee) begins to lure ships onto the rocks of Smugglers Bay, and murdering their crews for the sake of loot, the fishermen begin to fear for their livelihoods. In desperation, they appeal to the local magistrate Squire Trevenyan (Peter Cushing).
The Pickwick PapersThe Pickwick Papers · 1952
The Pickwick Papers
★ 7.01952
MovieComedyAdventure
The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find...
The Hornet's NestThe Hornet's Nest · 1955
The Hornet's Nest
★ 5.41955
MovieActionComedy
Before getting nabbed by the cops, a jewel thief hides a small fortune in stolen goods aboard an empty barge. But when he later returns to claim his loot, he runs into heaps of trouble with the boat's beautiful tenants and a pair of nosy old ladies. Directed by Charles Saunders, this amusing comedy finds the cunning criminal up against far stronger and more resilient adversaries than he ever anticipated. [Netflix]

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