Dates

• Existence: 22 April 1928

Biography

June dick is the great, great granddaughter of Lord George Sanger. June was born on 22 April 1928 to Cissie Austen, great granddaughter of George Sanger and George Holloway.

June's parents divorced when she was only six months old. June was raised by her paternal grandparents George Hugh Holloway and Belvina Bonfanti, while her parents were touring their acts around the UK and America. During WWII, her mother, Cissie Austen worked for E.N.S.A. and travelled the country entertaining the troops, while her father, George Holloway travelled circus acts in music hall and variety theatres. By this point the family had left the traditional circus scene.

June grew up in Brixton Hill and stayed with her grandparents George and Belvina until they died. She was trained in tap dancing, ballet, piano, and as a classical singer. June, however, didn’t have an interest in becoming a professional performer and she trained as a fashion designer. June designed costumes for pantomime, shows on ice and variety amongst others.

June married three times, her first husband was Michael Sullivan the famous theatrical agent who discovered Shirley Bassey. June and Michael however divorced and June re-married an antiques dealer. After his death, she married her last husband, a theatre impresario, with whom she leased the Royalty Theatre in Kingsway, London. They put together the hit show ‘Bubbling Brown Sugar’ in the late 1970s and held Sunday concerts and concerts in the park with international performers. They ran the theatre until the business became too much for them and they gave it up.

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