June Allyson.

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    June Allyson was born in 1917. If you are Generation X like me, you'll remember her from her ads in the 1980s when she became the spokesperson for Depend undergarments. A lot jokes came from the those ads, and those jokes were funny too. But I just found out she did more than just reduce the social stigma of incontinence, like she was credited doing then. (Because you know incontinence and bowel control, along with restroom issues in general, can affect many people. Older people, men who have had their prostate glands removed and many handicapped groups. That last one like I recently mentioned here involving myself in the early 90s.) But she also established the Foundation for Public Awareness and Medical Research and worked to raise money for research for urological and gynecological diseases affecting senior citizens.

    Back then, people thought it was embarrassing for Hollywood celebrities to lend their name to a cause like that or to a marginalized group. For example comedian Billy Crystal played the role Jodie Dallas on 70s sitcom Soap, which was one of the first unambiguously gay characters on an American television series. He finally insisted he wasn't gay, when people wouldn't stop asking.

    I like June Allyson's response to the claim she was incontinent, like the people who used her product. She said nothing, choosing instead not to dignify a question like that with a response. Except one time I seem to recall. A reporter asked her that while she was walking by him. And she simply said, what kind of stupid question to ask is that?
     
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    June Allison made many movies in the 30s, 40s and 50s with many other famous move stars like Mickey Rooney, David Niven, Jeff Chandler , Gloria Dehaven , Peter Lawford , Van Johnson Jimmy Stewart, Jack Lemon and others. Many were musicals. I remember marveling at her beauty when in the movies when I was mere boy in the 40s .
     
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