June Wilkinson

The Britishborn stunner was born on March 27 1940 in Essex England Initially trained in dance Sussex School of Dancing to become a ballerina she was performing on stage from age 12 The onetime brunette began as a topless dancer at age 15 and joined the legendary Windmill Theatre in London as a fan dancer in 1957 Discovered by Hugh Hefner within a short time June came to America and first appeared in Playboy magazine in September 1958 Hefner rather unimaginatively but appropriately dubbed her The Bosom The tag stuck and enhanced her eventual transformation from a stunning brunette to platinum blonde in 1960 A sensation on the pages of Playboy she appeared again in both August 1959 and November 1960 and in several other issues over the years although she would never become an official Playmate Under contract to Seven Arts her attempt at movie stardom After being unbilled in such lowgrade films as Thunder in the Sun 1959 and Mr Tease and His Playthings 1959 she was showcased in Career Girl 1960 the tale of a girl trying to make it in Hollywood Subsequent romps in Golden Age turkeys like The Private Lives of Adam and Eve 1960 Macumba Love 1960 her best known and The Continental Twist 1961 sealed her fate as a serious movie actress June however kept her name alive throughout the 1960s and 1970s in nightclubs and on the live stage in such sex comedy teasers as Three in a Bedroom The NinetyDay Mistress and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter via the dinner theater and Las Vegas hotel circuits Her most successful vehicle was in Pajama Tops a show which amplified her stillgorgeous figure as well as her comedy timing She returned to this wellreceived show quite frequently for decades and took it briefly to Broadway in 1963 She also appeared glamorously in such TV shows as Batman as the villainess Evilina and The Doris Day Show In 1972 June married Dan Pastorini the NFL quarterback for the Houston Oilers and LA Rams who was known for his playboylike reputation He sometimes appeared as an actor in films and TV and the couple appeared together in the film The Florida Connection 1976 They had a daughter Brahna before divorcing ten years later A savvy healthconscious businesswoman her later projects have included running a successful string of fitness centers in Canada hosting the Encore cable show The Directors in which she interviews filmmakers and a historical fashion show called Glamours First 5000 Years June recently made a rare film appearance in the lowbudget western Three Bad Men 2005 with George Kennedy