June Walker June Walker June Walker (June 14, 1900 – February 3, 1966) was an American stage and film actress. She appeared on Broadway in such plays as "Green Grow the Lilacs", "The Farmer Takes a Wife", and "Twelfth Night". She was the first actress to portray the character of Lorelei Lee, in the 1926 Broadway production of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". She played Linda Loman to Thomas Mitchell's Willy in the 1949 touring company of "Death of a Salesman". She toured as Vinnie in "Life with Father" In 1926, she married British actor Geoffrey Kerr (born January 26, 1895 — died July
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