June Whitfield - Revision history

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	~~{{short description\|English actress (1925–2018)}}~~
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| honorific_prefix = [[~~w:Dame\|~~Dame]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[Dame]]
	\| image = June Whitfield.webp		\| image = June Whitfield.webp
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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date \|1925\|11\|11\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date \|1925\|11\|11\|df=yes}}
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2018\|12\|29\|1925\|11\|11\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2018\|12\|29\|1925\|11\|11\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[w:London\|London]], England		\| death_place = [[London\|London]], England
	\| birth_place = [[w:Streatham\|Streatham]], London, England		\| birth_place = [[Streatham\|Streatham]], London, England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| resting_place = All Hallows Church, [[w:Tillington, West Sussex\|Tillington]], England		\| resting_place = All Hallows Church, [[Tillington, West Sussex\|Tillington]], England
	\| years_active = 1944–2016		\| years_active = 1944–2016
	\| known_for = {{plainlist\|		\| known_for = {{plainlist\|
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	* ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''		* ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''
	* ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''		* ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''
	* ''[[w:Miss Marple (radio series)\|Miss Marple]]''		* ''[[Miss Marple (radio series)\|Miss Marple]]''
	}}		}}
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Tim Aitchison\|1955\|2001\|end=died}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Tim Aitchison\|1955\|2001\|end=died}}
	\| children = [[w:Suzy Aitchison\|Suzy Aitchison]]		\| children = [[Suzy Aitchison\|Suzy Aitchison]]
	}}		}}

	'''Dame June Rosemary Whitfield''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}} (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018){{efn\|The date of death has been consistently reported by the press as Friday 28 December 2018. However, the order of service for the funeral (pictured in the BBC source)<ref name="BBC funeral" /> clearly shows the dates "11th November 1925 – 29th December 2018", so it is understood that Whitfield died in the early hours of Saturday 29 December 2018.}} was an English radio, television, and film actress.		'''Dame June Rosemary Whitfield''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}} (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018){{efn\|The date of death has been consistently reported by the press as Friday 28 December 2018. However, the order of service for the funeral (pictured in the BBC source)<ref name="BBC funeral" /> clearly shows the dates "11th November 1925 – 29th December 2018", so it is understood that Whitfield died in the early hours of Saturday 29 December 2018.}} was an English radio, television, and film actress.

	Her [[w:Breakthrough role\|big break]] was a lead in the radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', which aired on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]] in 1953. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with [[Tony Hancock]] throughout his television career. In 1966, Whitfield played the leading role in the television sitcom ''[[Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', which ran for three series. She also appeared in four [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films: ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959), ''[[Carry On Abroad]]'' (1972), ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' (1973), and ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992).		Her [[Breakthrough role\|big break]] was a lead in the radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', which aired on the [[BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]] in 1953. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with [[Tony Hancock]] throughout his television career. In 1966, Whitfield played the leading role in the television sitcom ''[[Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', which ran for three series. She also appeared in four [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films: ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959), ''[[Carry On Abroad]]'' (1972), ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' (1973), and ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992).

	In 1968, Whitfield and [[Terry Scott]] began a long television partnership, which peaked with roles as husband and wife in ''[[Happy Ever After (UK TV series)\|Happy Ever After]]'' (1974–1979) and ''[[Terry and June]]'' (1979–1987). From 1992 to 2012, Whitfield played Edina Monsoon's mother in [[w:Jennifer Saunders\|Jennifer Saunders]]' ''[[w:Absolutely Fabulous\|Absolutely Fabulous]]''. She played a regular character in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (2005–2010) and a recurring character in ''[[The Green Green Grass]]'' (2007–2009).		In 1968, Whitfield and [[Terry Scott]] began a long television partnership, which peaked with roles as husband and wife in ''[[Happy Ever After (UK TV series)\|Happy Ever After]]'' (1974–1979) and ''[[Terry and June]]'' (1979–1987). From 1992 to 2012, Whitfield played Edina Monsoon's mother in [[Jennifer Saunders\|Jennifer Saunders]]' ''[[Absolutely Fabulous\|Absolutely Fabulous]]''. She played a regular character in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (2005–2010) and a recurring character in ''[[The Green Green Grass]]'' (2007–2009).

	From 1993 to 2001, Whitfield played [[w:Miss Marple\|Miss Marple]] in the [[w:Miss Marple (radio series)\|radio dramatisation]] of all twelve of [[w:Agatha Christie\|Agatha Christie]]'s Miss Marple novels on [[w:BBC Radio 4\|BBC Radio 4]].<ref name="EpiList">{{cite web \|title=Miss Marple on BBC Radio, June Whitfield\| url=http://www.geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|access-date=21 July 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808154228/http://geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|archive-date=8 August 2009}}</ref>		From 1993 to 2001, Whitfield played [[Miss Marple\|Miss Marple]] in the [[Miss Marple (radio series)\|radio dramatisation]] of all twelve of [[Agatha Christie\|Agatha Christie]]'s Miss Marple novels on [[BBC Radio 4\|BBC Radio 4]].<ref name="EpiList">{{cite web \|title=Miss Marple on BBC Radio, June Whitfield\| url=http://www.geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|access-date=21 July 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808154228/http://geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|archive-date=8 August 2009}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	June Rosemary Whitfield was born at 44 Mount Ephraim Lane in [[w:Streatham\|Streatham]], [[w:London\|London]], in 1925, to John Herbert Whitfield and his wife Bertha Georgina née Flett.<ref name="Museum">{{cite news \|url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|title=Whitfield, June – British Comedy Actor \|publisher=The Museum of Broadcast Communications \|access-date=1 March 2007 \|archive-date=7 February 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207101433/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=whitfield&yearOfDeath=1956&page=3#calendar \|title=Find a will \| GOV.UK}}</ref> Her father was the managing director of a company called Dictograph Telephones that had been founded by his father in [[Yorkshire]], and both of her parents were keen amateur actors.<ref name=fabulous>{{cite book \|date=17 September 2009 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=978-0297855620 \|title=June Whitfield At a Glance – An Absolutely Fabulous Life \|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson}}</ref> She made her first stage appearance, aged three, after her mother enrolled her at Robinson's Dance Studio.<ref name="Express">{{cite news \|title=Glorious June \|newspaper=[[Daily Express]] \|date=28 July 2007}}</ref> Whitfield attended [[Streatham and Clapham High School\|Streatham Hill High School]], before being evacuated during the [[Second World War]] to [[Bognor Regis]], where she attended St Michael's School, and then to [[Penzance]] in [[Cornwall]]. She moved with her parents to [[Huddersfield]], where she learned shorthand and typing. She continued to study secretarial skills at [[Pitman shorthand\|Pitman's]] College, [[Brixton Hill]].<ref name=andJune>{{cite book \|year=2000 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=0-552-14767-2 \|title=...and June Whitfield The autobiography \|publisher=Corgi Books}}</ref> In 1944, Whitfield graduated from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] with a diploma.<ref name="Museum"/>		June Rosemary Whitfield was born at 44 Mount Ephraim Lane in [[Streatham\|Streatham]], [[London\|London]], in 1925, to John Herbert Whitfield and his wife Bertha Georgina née Flett.<ref name="Museum">{{cite news \|url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|title=Whitfield, June – British Comedy Actor \|publisher=The Museum of Broadcast Communications \|access-date=1 March 2007 \|archive-date=7 February 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207101433/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=whitfield&yearOfDeath=1956&page=3#calendar \|title=Find a will \| GOV.UK}}</ref> Her father was the managing director of a company called Dictograph Telephones that had been founded by his father in [[Yorkshire]], and both of her parents were keen amateur actors.<ref name=fabulous>{{cite book \|date=17 September 2009 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=978-0297855620 \|title=June Whitfield At a Glance – An Absolutely Fabulous Life \|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson}}</ref> She made her first stage appearance, aged three, after her mother enrolled her at Robinson's Dance Studio.<ref name="Express">{{cite news \|title=Glorious June \|newspaper=[[Daily Express]] \|date=28 July 2007}}</ref> Whitfield attended [[Streatham and Clapham High School\|Streatham Hill High School]], before being evacuated during the [[Second World War]] to [[Bognor Regis]], where she attended St Michael's School, and then to [[Penzance]] in [[Cornwall]]. She moved with her parents to [[Huddersfield]], where she learned shorthand and typing. She continued to study secretarial skills at [[Pitman shorthand\|Pitman's]] College, [[Brixton Hill]].<ref name=andJune>{{cite book \|year=2000 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=0-552-14767-2 \|title=...and June Whitfield The autobiography \|publisher=Corgi Books}}</ref> In 1944, Whitfield graduated from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] with a diploma.<ref name="Museum"/>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	In 1971, Whitfield and [[Frankie Howerd]] recorded a novelty comic version of the song "[[Je t'aime... moi non plus\|Je t'aime]]", previously recorded by [[Jane Birkin]] and [[Serge Gainsbourg]], in which she featured as "Mavis".		In 1971, Whitfield and [[Frankie Howerd]] recorded a novelty comic version of the song "[[Je t'aime... moi non plus\|Je t'aime]]", previously recorded by [[Jane Birkin]] and [[Serge Gainsbourg]], in which she featured as "Mavis".

	She was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions: in April 1976, when she was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]] at her home in Wimbledon;~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~ and in March 1995, when [[Michael Aspel]] surprised her at [[BBC Television Centre]].~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~		She was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions: in April 1976, when she was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]] at her home in Wimbledon; and in March 1995, when [[Michael Aspel]] surprised her at [[BBC Television Centre]].

	During the 1980s, Whitfield returned to radio comedy. From 1984, she could be heard with [[Roy Hudd]] on the [[satire]] programme ''[[The News Huddlines]]'',<ref name="Museum"/> which finished in 2001. On it she often used impersonations and was known for her impression of the then [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom\|Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]].<ref name="Museum" /> During the 1980s and 1990s, she made several stage appearances, including in a revival of ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'' and the pantomime ''[[Babes in the Wood]]''.<ref name="Museum" /> In 1985, she sang a duet with [[Ian Charleson]] of the [[Irving Berlin]] song "[[You're Just in Love]]" in ''A Royal Night of One Hundred Stars''.		During the 1980s, Whitfield returned to radio comedy. From 1984, she could be heard with [[Roy Hudd]] on the [[satire]] programme ''[[The News Huddlines]]'',<ref name="Museum"/> which finished in 2001. On it she often used impersonations and was known for her impression of the then [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom\|Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]].<ref name="Museum" /> During the 1980s and 1990s, she made several stage appearances, including in a revival of ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'' and the pantomime ''[[Babes in the Wood]]''.<ref name="Museum" /> In 1985, she sang a duet with [[Ian Charleson]] of the [[Irving Berlin]] song "[[You're Just in Love]]" in ''A Royal Night of One Hundred Stars''.
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	==Radio==		==Radio==
	=== Miss Marple ===		=== Miss Marple ===
	Whitfield played [[w:Miss Marple\|Miss Marple]] in 12 [[w:BBC Radio 4\|BBC Radio 4]] adaptations of novels by [[w:Agatha Christie\|Agatha Christie]]. She reprised the role in 2015, starring in three adaptations of Miss Marple short stories (Tape-Measure Murder, The Case of the Perfect Maid, and Sanctuary).<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03p87br/episodes/guide BBC Radio 4 Extra Episode Guide: Miss Marple] ''BBC Radio 4 Extra Episode Guide'', 28 December 2018</ref>		Whitfield played [[Miss Marple\|Miss Marple]] in 12 [[BBC Radio 4\|BBC Radio 4]] adaptations of novels by [[Agatha Christie\|Agatha Christie]]. She reprised the role in 2015, starring in three adaptations of Miss Marple short stories (Tape-Measure Murder, The Case of the Perfect Maid, and Sanctuary).<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03p87br/episodes/guide BBC Radio 4 Extra Episode Guide: Miss Marple] ''BBC Radio 4 Extra Episode Guide'', 28 December 2018</ref>

	=== Other ===		=== Other ===
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	\| ''[[Six of the Best]]''		\| ''[[Six of the Best]]''
	\| Daffodil~~{{Citation needed\|date=January 2019}}~~		\| Daffodil
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	\| ''[[Tarbuck's Luck]]''~~{{Citation needed\|date=January 2019}}~~		\| ''[[Tarbuck's Luck]]''
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	\| ''[[Cannon and Ball]]''		\| ''[[Cannon and Ball]]''
	\| The Manageress~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~		\| The Manageress
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	'''Dame June Rosemary Whitfield''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}} (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018){{efn\|The date of death has been consistently reported by the press as Friday 28 December 2018. However, the order of service for the funeral (pictured in the BBC source)<ref name="BBC funeral" /> clearly shows the dates "11th November 1925 – 29th December 2018", so it is understood that Whitfield died in the early hours of Saturday 29 December 2018.}} was an English radio, television, and film actress.		'''Dame June Rosemary Whitfield''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}} (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018){{efn\|The date of death has been consistently reported by the press as Friday 28 December 2018. However, the order of service for the funeral (pictured in the BBC source)<ref name="BBC funeral" /> clearly shows the dates "11th November 1925 – 29th December 2018", so it is understood that Whitfield died in the early hours of Saturday 29 December 2018.}} was an English radio, television, and film actress.

	Her [[Breakthrough role\|big break]] was a lead in the radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', which aired on the [[BBC Light Programme]] in 1953. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with [[Tony Hancock]] throughout his television career. In 1966, Whitfield played the leading role in the television sitcom ''[[Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', which ran for three series. She also appeared in four [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films: ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959), ''[[Carry On Abroad]]'' (1972), ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' (1973), and ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992).		Her [[w:Breakthrough role\|big break]] was a lead in the radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', which aired on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]] in 1953. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with [[Tony Hancock]] throughout his television career. In 1966, Whitfield played the leading role in the television sitcom ''[[Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', which ran for three series. She also appeared in four [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films: ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959), ''[[Carry On Abroad]]'' (1972), ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' (1973), and ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992).

	In 1968, Whitfield and [[Terry Scott]] began a long television partnership, which peaked with roles as husband and wife in ''[[Happy Ever After (UK TV series)\|Happy Ever After]]'' (1974–1979) and ''[[Terry and June]]'' (1979–1987). From 1992 to 2012, Whitfield played Edina Monsoon's mother in [[Jennifer Saunders]]' ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''. She played a regular character in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (2005–2010) and a recurring character in ''[[The Green Green Grass]]'' (2007–2009).		In 1968, Whitfield and [[Terry Scott]] began a long television partnership, which peaked with roles as husband and wife in ''[[Happy Ever After (UK TV series)\|Happy Ever After]]'' (1974–1979) and ''[[Terry and June]]'' (1979–1987). From 1992 to 2012, Whitfield played Edina Monsoon's mother in [[w:Jennifer Saunders\|Jennifer Saunders]]' ''[[w:Absolutely Fabulous\|Absolutely Fabulous]]''. She played a regular character in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (2005–2010) and a recurring character in ''[[The Green Green Grass]]'' (2007–2009).

	From 1993 to 2001, Whitfield played [[Miss Marple]] in the [[Miss Marple (radio series)\|radio dramatisation]] of all twelve of [[Agatha Christie]]'s Miss Marple novels on [[BBC Radio 4]].<ref name="EpiList">{{cite web \|title=Miss Marple on BBC Radio, June Whitfield\| url=http://www.geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|access-date=21 July 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808154228/http://geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|archive-date=8 August 2009}}</ref>		From 1993 to 2001, Whitfield played [[w:Miss Marple\|Miss Marple]] in the [[w:Miss Marple (radio series)\|radio dramatisation]] of all twelve of [[w:Agatha Christie\|Agatha Christie]]'s Miss Marple novels on [[w:BBC Radio 4\|BBC Radio 4]].<ref name="EpiList">{{cite web \|title=Miss Marple on BBC Radio, June Whitfield\| url=http://www.geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|access-date=21 July 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808154228/http://geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|archive-date=8 August 2009}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	June Rosemary Whitfield was born at 44 Mount Ephraim Lane in [[Streatham]], [[London]], in 1925, to John Herbert Whitfield and his wife Bertha Georgina née Flett.<ref name="Museum">{{cite news \|url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|title=Whitfield, June – British Comedy Actor \|publisher=The Museum of Broadcast Communications \|access-date=1 March 2007 \|archive-date=7 February 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207101433/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=whitfield&yearOfDeath=1956&page=3#calendar \|title=Find a will \| GOV.UK}}</ref> Her father was the managing director of a company called Dictograph Telephones that had been founded by his father in [[Yorkshire]], and both of her parents were keen amateur actors.<ref name=fabulous>{{cite book \|date=17 September 2009 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=978-0297855620 \|title=June Whitfield At a Glance – An Absolutely Fabulous Life \|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson}}</ref> She made her first stage appearance, aged three, after her mother enrolled her at Robinson's Dance Studio.<ref name="Express">{{cite news \|title=Glorious June \|newspaper=[[Daily Express]] \|date=28 July 2007}}</ref> Whitfield attended [[Streatham and Clapham High School\|Streatham Hill High School]], before being evacuated during the [[Second World War]] to [[Bognor Regis]], where she attended St Michael's School, and then to [[Penzance]] in [[Cornwall]]. She moved with her parents to [[Huddersfield]], where she learned shorthand and typing. She continued to study secretarial skills at [[Pitman shorthand\|Pitman's]] College, [[Brixton Hill]].<ref name=andJune>{{cite book \|year=2000 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=0-552-14767-2 \|title=...and June Whitfield The autobiography \|publisher=Corgi Books}}</ref> In 1944, Whitfield graduated from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] with a diploma.<ref name="Museum"/>		June Rosemary Whitfield was born at 44 Mount Ephraim Lane in [[w:Streatham\|Streatham]], [[w:London\|London]], in 1925, to John Herbert Whitfield and his wife Bertha Georgina née Flett.<ref name="Museum">{{cite news \|url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|title=Whitfield, June – British Comedy Actor \|publisher=The Museum of Broadcast Communications \|access-date=1 March 2007 \|archive-date=7 February 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207101433/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=whitfield&yearOfDeath=1956&page=3#calendar \|title=Find a will \| GOV.UK}}</ref> Her father was the managing director of a company called Dictograph Telephones that had been founded by his father in [[Yorkshire]], and both of her parents were keen amateur actors.<ref name=fabulous>{{cite book \|date=17 September 2009 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=978-0297855620 \|title=June Whitfield At a Glance – An Absolutely Fabulous Life \|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson}}</ref> She made her first stage appearance, aged three, after her mother enrolled her at Robinson's Dance Studio.<ref name="Express">{{cite news \|title=Glorious June \|newspaper=[[Daily Express]] \|date=28 July 2007}}</ref> Whitfield attended [[Streatham and Clapham High School\|Streatham Hill High School]], before being evacuated during the [[Second World War]] to [[Bognor Regis]], where she attended St Michael's School, and then to [[Penzance]] in [[Cornwall]]. She moved with her parents to [[Huddersfield]], where she learned shorthand and typing. She continued to study secretarial skills at [[Pitman shorthand\|Pitman's]] College, [[Brixton Hill]].<ref name=andJune>{{cite book \|year=2000 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=0-552-14767-2 \|title=...and June Whitfield The autobiography \|publisher=Corgi Books}}</ref> In 1944, Whitfield graduated from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] with a diploma.<ref name="Museum"/>

	==Career==		==Career==

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	{{short description\|English actress (1925–2018)}}		{{short description\|English actress (1925–2018)}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| honorific_prefix = [[Dame]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[w:Dame\|Dame]]
	~~\| name = June Whitfield~~		\| image = June Whitfield.webp
	\| image = ~~File:~~June Whitfield ~~2013 (A) (cropped)~~.~~jpg~~		\| caption =
	\| caption = ~~Whitfield at the 2013 [[Slapstick Festival]]~~
	\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}		\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}}
	\| birth_name = June Rosemary Whitfield		\| birth_name = June Rosemary Whitfield
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date \|1925\|11\|11\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date \|1925\|11\|11\|df=yes}}
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2018\|12\|29\|1925\|11\|11\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2018\|12\|29\|1925\|11\|11\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| birth_place = [[Streatham]], London, England		\| birth_place = [[w:Streatham\|Streatham]], London, England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| resting_place = All Hallows Church, [[Tillington, West Sussex]], England		\| resting_place = All Hallows Church, [[w:Tillington, West Sussex\|Tillington]], England
	\| years_active = 1944–2016		\| years_active = 1944–2016
	\| known_for = {{plainlist\|		\| known_for = {{plainlist\|
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	* ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''		* ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''
	* ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''		* ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''
	* ''[[Miss Marple (radio series)\|Miss Marple]]''		* ''[[w:Miss Marple (radio series)\|Miss Marple]]''
	}}		}}
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Tim Aitchison\|1955\|2001\|end=died}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Tim Aitchison\|1955\|2001\|end=died}}
	\| children = [[Suzy Aitchison]]		\| children = [[w:Suzy Aitchison\|Suzy Aitchison]]
	}}		}}

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Miss Marple

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	==Radio==		==Radio==
	=== Miss Marple ===		=== Miss Marple ===
	~~{{main\|Miss Marple (radio series)}}~~		Whitfield played [[w:Miss Marple\|Miss Marple]] in 12 [[w:BBC Radio 4\|BBC Radio 4]] adaptations of novels by [[w:Agatha Christie\|Agatha Christie]]. She reprised the role in 2015, starring in three adaptations of Miss Marple short stories (Tape-Measure Murder, The Case of the Perfect Maid, and Sanctuary).<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03p87br/episodes/guide BBC Radio 4 Extra Episode Guide: Miss Marple] ''BBC Radio 4 Extra Episode Guide'', 28 December 2018</ref>
	Whitfield played [[Miss Marple]] in 12 [[BBC Radio 4]] adaptations of novels by [[Agatha Christie]]. She reprised the role in 2015, starring in three adaptations of Miss Marple short stories (Tape-Measure Murder, The Case of the Perfect Maid, and Sanctuary).<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03p87br/episodes/guide BBC Radio 4 Extra Episode Guide: Miss Marple] ''BBC Radio 4 Extra Episode Guide'', 28 December 2018</ref>

	=== Other ===		=== Other ===

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External links

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	'''Dame June Rosemary Whitfield''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}} (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018){{efn\|The date of death has been consistently reported by the press as Friday 28 December 2018. However, the order of service for the funeral (pictured in the BBC source)<ref name="BBC funeral" /> clearly shows the dates "11th November 1925 – 29th December 2018", so it is understood that Whitfield died in the early hours of Saturday 29 December 2018.}} was an English radio, television, and film actress.		'''Dame June Rosemary Whitfield''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}} (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018){{efn\|The date of death has been consistently reported by the press as Friday 28 December 2018. However, the order of service for the funeral (pictured in the BBC source)<ref name="BBC funeral" /> clearly shows the dates "11th November 1925 – 29th December 2018", so it is understood that Whitfield died in the early hours of Saturday 29 December 2018.}} was an English radio, television, and film actress.

	Her [[Breakthrough role\|big break]] was a lead in the radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', which aired on the [[BBC Light Programme]] in 1953. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with [[Tony Hancock]] throughout his television career. In 1966, Whitfield played the leading role in the television sitcom ''[[Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', which ran for three series. She also appeared in four [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films: ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959), ''[[Carry On Abroad]]'' (1972), ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' (1973), and ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992).		Her [[w:Breakthrough role\|big break]] was a lead in the radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', which aired on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]] in 1953. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with [[Tony Hancock]] throughout his television career. In 1966, Whitfield played the leading role in the television sitcom ''[[Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', which ran for three series. She also appeared in four [[Carry On (franchise)\|''Carry On'']] films: ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959), ''[[Carry On Abroad]]'' (1972), ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' (1973), and ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992).

	In 1968, Whitfield and [[Terry Scott]] began a long television partnership, which peaked with roles as husband and wife in ''[[Happy Ever After (UK TV series)\|Happy Ever After]]'' (1974–1979) and ''[[Terry and June]]'' (1979–1987). From 1992 to 2012, Whitfield played Edina Monsoon's mother in [[Jennifer Saunders]]' ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''. She played a regular character in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (2005–2010) and a recurring character in ''[[The Green Green Grass]]'' (2007–2009).		In 1968, Whitfield and [[Terry Scott]] began a long television partnership, which peaked with roles as husband and wife in ''[[Happy Ever After (UK TV series)\|Happy Ever After]]'' (1974–1979) and ''[[Terry and June]]'' (1979–1987). From 1992 to 2012, Whitfield played Edina Monsoon's mother in [[w:Jennifer Saunders\|Jennifer Saunders]]' ''[[w:Absolutely Fabulous\|Absolutely Fabulous]]''. She played a regular character in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (2005–2010) and a recurring character in ''[[The Green Green Grass]]'' (2007–2009).

	From 1993 to 2001, Whitfield played [[Miss Marple]] in the [[Miss Marple (radio series)\|radio dramatisation]] of all twelve of [[Agatha Christie]]'s Miss Marple novels on [[BBC Radio 4]].<ref name="EpiList">{{cite web \|title=Miss Marple on BBC Radio, June Whitfield\| url=http://www.geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|access-date=21 July 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808154228/http://geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|archive-date=8 August 2009}}</ref>		From 1993 to 2001, Whitfield played [[w:Miss Marple\|Miss Marple]] in the [[w:Miss Marple (radio series)\|radio dramatisation]] of all twelve of [[w:Agatha Christie\|Agatha Christie]]'s Miss Marple novels on [[w:BBC Radio 4\|BBC Radio 4]].<ref name="EpiList">{{cite web \|title=Miss Marple on BBC Radio, June Whitfield\| url=http://www.geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|access-date=21 July 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808154228/http://geocities.com/gregorym101/marple.html \|archive-date=8 August 2009}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	June Rosemary Whitfield was born at 44 Mount Ephraim Lane in [[Streatham]], [[London]], in 1925, to John Herbert Whitfield and his wife Bertha Georgina née Flett.<ref name="Museum">{{cite news \|url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|title=Whitfield, June – British Comedy Actor \|publisher=The Museum of Broadcast Communications \|access-date=1 March 2007 \|archive-date=7 February 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207101433/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=whitfield&yearOfDeath=1956&page=3#calendar \|title=Find a will \| GOV.UK}}</ref> Her father was the managing director of a company called Dictograph Telephones that had been founded by his father in [[Yorkshire]], and both of her parents were keen amateur actors.<ref name=fabulous>{{cite book \|date=17 September 2009 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=978-0297855620 \|title=June Whitfield At a Glance – An Absolutely Fabulous Life \|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson}}</ref> She made her first stage appearance, aged three, after her mother enrolled her at Robinson's Dance Studio.<ref name="Express">{{cite news \|title=Glorious June \|newspaper=[[Daily Express]] \|date=28 July 2007}}</ref> Whitfield attended [[Streatham and Clapham High School\|Streatham Hill High School]], before being evacuated during the [[Second World War]] to [[Bognor Regis]], where she attended St Michael's School, and then to [[Penzance]] in [[Cornwall]]. She moved with her parents to [[Huddersfield]], where she learned shorthand and typing. She continued to study secretarial skills at [[Pitman shorthand\|Pitman's]] College, [[Brixton Hill]].<ref name=andJune>{{cite book \|year=2000 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=0-552-14767-2 \|title=...and June Whitfield The autobiography \|publisher=Corgi Books}}</ref> In 1944, Whitfield graduated from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] with a diploma.<ref name="Museum"/>		June Rosemary Whitfield was born at 44 Mount Ephraim Lane in [[w:Streatham\|Streatham]], [[w:London\|London]], in 1925, to John Herbert Whitfield and his wife Bertha Georgina née Flett.<ref name="Museum">{{cite news \|url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|title=Whitfield, June – British Comedy Actor \|publisher=The Museum of Broadcast Communications \|access-date=1 March 2007 \|archive-date=7 February 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207101433/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/whitfieldju/whitfieldju.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=whitfield&yearOfDeath=1956&page=3#calendar \|title=Find a will \| GOV.UK}}</ref> Her father was the managing director of a company called Dictograph Telephones that had been founded by his father in [[Yorkshire]], and both of her parents were keen amateur actors.<ref name=fabulous>{{cite book \|date=17 September 2009 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=978-0297855620 \|title=June Whitfield At a Glance – An Absolutely Fabulous Life \|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson}}</ref> She made her first stage appearance, aged three, after her mother enrolled her at Robinson's Dance Studio.<ref name="Express">{{cite news \|title=Glorious June \|newspaper=[[Daily Express]] \|date=28 July 2007}}</ref> Whitfield attended [[Streatham and Clapham High School\|Streatham Hill High School]], before being evacuated during the [[Second World War]] to [[Bognor Regis]], where she attended St Michael's School, and then to [[Penzance]] in [[Cornwall]]. She moved with her parents to [[Huddersfield]], where she learned shorthand and typing. She continued to study secretarial skills at [[Pitman shorthand\|Pitman's]] College, [[Brixton Hill]].<ref name=andJune>{{cite book \|year=2000 \|first=June \|last=Whitfield \|isbn=0-552-14767-2 \|title=...and June Whitfield The autobiography \|publisher=Corgi Books}}</ref> In 1944, Whitfield graduated from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] with a diploma.<ref name="Museum"/>

	==Career==		==Career==