Tangentially a Scream Queen, June Blair was another lovely, photogenic model that got caught in the cross-hairs of a low-budget adventure/quasi-science fiction film. For a lot of pinup models, Hollywood was where they went to see their careers die. Miss Blair, however, escaped being typecast in B-movies and made a name for herself in television, landing roles in HAWAIIAN EYE, SEA HUNT, M SQUAD, BAT MASTERSON, THE AQUANAUTS and others. She also had an uncredited role as Chorine in the Lon Chaney bio-pic MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES (1957). Blair hit pay dirt in 1961 when she was cast as June Nelson in OZZIE AND HARRIET after marrying the Harriet's son David Nelson.
In 1959 she signed on for the role as Mercuria in ISLAND OF LOST WOMEN (1959), an independently filmed melodrama that had all the trappings of a re-write of FORBIDDEN PLANET.
Two years prior, Miss Blair was PLAYBOY'S Playmate of the Month for their January 1957 issue. One would be blind not to see her potential for the movies.
Margaret June Blair was born on October 20, 1932 in San Francisco. She married David Nelson in 1961 and had two children, both sons. The marriage ended in divorce in 1975. Miss Blair passed away on December 4, 2022 at the age of 90.
Auction lot description:
Cave-woman dress worn by June Blair as "Mercuria" in Island of Lost Women. Cave-woman dress worn by June Blair as "Mercuria" in Island of Lost Women. (Warner Bros., 1959) Island of Lost Women is essentially a remake of Forbidden Planet, in which two men land their plane on an uncharted island where they discover a mad scientist doing atomic experiments. The scientist's three lovely daughters - "Venus", "Urana", and "Mercuria" - have never seen a man other than their father. Offered here is "Mercuria's" cave woman mini-dress of rough, irregularly pleated muslin with unfinished hems. Hook and loop side closure and shoulder strap. worn to startling effect by Playboy magazine's January 1957 Playmate of the Month, June Blair (the future Mrs. David Nelson of Ozzie and Harriet fame). Sold for $369.00 on July 28, 2013.
JUNE BLAIR GALLERY
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