June Gittelson
Acting
Born May 6, 1910, Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia June Gittelson (May 6, 1910 – November 28, 1993) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 70 films between 1928 and 1945. Due to her rotund figure, Gittleson was often cast as a love interest who often intimidated her husband or boyfriend. Modern viewers will recognize Gittelson in her appearances in several early Three Stooges films such as Slippery Silks, Dizzy Doctors, and The Sitter Downers. Perhaps her most famous role was as Minnie in the Stooge film False Alarms, in which she played the large and man-hungry lady pursuing the affections of a reluctant Curly Howard. Curly memorably contacts Moe and Larry, saying "Hello, Moe? You'd better come over. You're missing one of the biggest things in your life!" In this role, she also remarked, "I grow on people!" Curly's response was, "so do warts!" Gittelson died in Northridge, California on November 28, 1993, aged 83.
Filmography
- 1945Man from Oklahoma — Little Bird on the Wing
- 1942Mug Town — Matilda
- 1941Doctors Don't Tell
- 1940Convicted Woman — Tubby
- 1940Florian — Fat Girl
- 1940New Moon — Madeline
- 1939Code of the Secret Service — Fat Girl on Train (uncredited)
- 1939Dancing Co-Ed — Fat Girl (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — Woman at Station (uncredited)
- 1939The Women — Mrs. Goldstein (uncredited)
- 1938Rebellious Daughters — Fluffy
- 1937The Sitter Downers — Flora Bell (uncredited)
- 1936Early to Bed — Mrs. Fosbinder
- 1936High Tension — Fat Girl
- 1936Slippery Silks — Fat Fashion Show Guest (uncredited)
- 1936Speed — Woman at Barn Dance
- 1936The Adventures of Frank Merriwell — Dance Party Guest
- 1936Under Your Spell — Secretary (uncredited)
- 1935Horses' Collars — Chubby Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
- 1935Hot Paprika — Fat Woman at Cantina
- 1935Keystone Hotel — Hefty Autograph Seeker
- 1935Mark of the Vampire — Annie
- 1935Way Up Thar — Sophie Cramer
- 1934Student Tour — Fat Girl
- 1934Woman Haters — Mary's Sister (uncredited)
- 1933Gold Diggers of 1933 — Fat Woman in 'Pettin' in the Park' Number (uncredited)
- 1933Hard to Handle — Fat Girl with Hamburger (uncredited)
- 1933Lilly Turner — Fat Lady in Doc McGill's Audience (uncredited)
- 1933Stage Mother — Laughing Fat Woman (uncredited)
- 1932The Phantom President — Woman at Medicine Show (uncredited)
- 1932Three on a Match — Fat Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1932Young Onions — Heavy Girl in Pool
- 1931Manhattan Parade — Miss Hemingway
- 1931Side Show — Fat Girl Getting Weight Estimated
- 1930Liliom — Buttercup
- 1930Moby Dick — Fat Fanny on Dock
- 1930Radio Kisses
- 1930Sunny — Mrs. Hammerslagger
- 1930The Jazz Cinderella — Sylvia de Sprout
- 1929The Nightwatchman's Mistake — Big Girl
- 1928His New Stenographer — Chubby Stenographe
- 1927The Glorious Fourth — Joe's Mother