June Mathis | |
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![]() June Mathis, c.1920 | |
Born | June Beulah Hughes January 30, 1887 Leadville, Colorado, U.S. |
Died | July 26, 1927 New York City, U.S. | (aged 40)
Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
Years active | 1916–1927 |
Known for | Discovering 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).