June Mathis

June Mathis
June Mathis, c.1920
Born
June Beulah Hughes

(1887-01-30)January 30, 1887
DiedJuly 26, 1927(1927-07-26) (aged 40)
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Years active1916–1927
Known forDiscovering Rudolph Valentino
Spouse
Sylvano Balboni
(m. 1924)

June Mathis (born June Beulah Hughes,[1] January 30, 1887 – July 26, 1927) was an American screenwriter. Mathis was the first female executive for Metro/MGM and at only 35, she was the highest paid executive in Hollywood.[2] In 1926 she was voted the third most influential woman in Hollywood, behind Mary Pickford and Norma Talmadge.[3] Mathis is best remembered for discovering Rudolph Valentino and writing such films as The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), and Blood and Sand (1922).

  1. ^ Bachman, Gregg; Slater, Thomas J. (2002). American Silent Film: Discovering Marginalized Voices. SIU Press. p. 203. ISBN 0-8093-2402-4.
  2. ^ Soares, Andre (April 1, 2007). "June Mathis: Q&A with Author Allan Ellenberger". altfg.com. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  3. ^ Journal of Humanities. 2007.

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