Fans saw her not too long ago (April 2013) at the premiere of Cheech and Chong's Animated Movie. June looked great.
However, June had a history of drug and alcohol addiction. She had lived on the streets, where she was beaten and raped. June spent her last years living on Social Security disability payments in small rooms in downtown hotels.
Besides being known as one of the stars from Up in Smoke, she was in dozens of movies, she also coined the name for the band Three Dog Night. Cheech used to hire her to do stand-up at parties.
In 2002, she told The Times that she signed a contract at Paramount Studios for use of her likeness on bobble-head dolls of the Ajax Lady from "Up in Smoke."
Up in Smoke wasn't the first time she performed the Ajax Lady character. She first did it in a Jack Nicholson film.
June died Tuesday after being put in hospice care over the weekend. Friends are hoping that Tommy Chong will help with funeral expenses.
She is survived by her daughter, grandson and brother.
1 comment:
Very sad story to a very talented actress. I had no idea June passed away in 2015 from liver cancer which is difficult to treat. My closest friend passed away from a liver condition as well about 8 years ago and was an addict. My father had liver cancer too.
I hope that June's daughter, grandson and brother kept her comfortable in her last days. It seemed she struggled a lot and being homeless is not a good experience. Being who she was, I am certain she enjoyed her acting career and the circle of show business friends back then.
I am a big fan of Thomas Chong and Cheech Marin since the 80's. I enjoyed June's performance and must look up her other acting appearances. Maybe obscure and hard to find.
Finally, did Thomas Chong help with the funeral arrangements in the end?
Hey thanks a million for your fan club post on June Fairchild. Very informative. Cool...
Kriss Jones
Sydney, Australia.
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