June Mary MacCloy was born on June 2, 1909, in Sturgis, Michigan, and later moved to Toledo, Ohio with her family during her childhood. She was known for her radiant smile, tall blonde hair, and deep voice, which she used to brighten up many film and stage performances.
As a teenager, MacCloy was chosen by songwriter Lew Brown to impersonate Broadway star Harry Richman, singing "I'm On The Crest of a Wave" in the ninth edition of George White's Scandals at the Apollo Theater in 1928. She also appeared in the Parkington unit vaudeville shows, designed by Vincente Minnelli, before embarking on a film career.
MacCloy was signed by Paramount Pictures in 1930 to make film shorts in Astoria, L.I., and was later loaned to United Artists to make her first feature film, "Reaching for the Moon" with Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., and Bebe Daniels. She went on to co-star with Frances Dee and Jack Oakie in "June Moon" and appeared in several other films, including "The Big Gamble" and "The Gay Girls" series.
In the early 1930s, MacCloy made at least nine film shorts, including comedies directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and appeared in Hot-Cha, Florenz Ziegfeld's last production, alongside Lupe Velez, Bert Lahr, Buddy Rogers, and June Knight. She spent the rest of the decade performing in clubs and theaters, including the Paramount Theater, Chez Paree, and Hotel Mark Hopkins.
MacCloy also made a Technicolor two-reeler with Leon Erroll called "Good Morning, Eve" for Warner Bros./Vitaphone and appeared in "Glamour for Sale" and "Go West" for Columbia Studios and MGM, respectively. She retired from performing after marrying California architect Neal Wendell Butler and raising two children in Southern California. She was widowed in 1985.
