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===Television and radio=== Havoc performed intermittently on the radio in the 1940s and early 1950s. Her performances ranged from full-length plays, such as ''[[Golden Boy (play)|Golden Boy]]'' on the prestigious [[Theater Guild on the Air]] and ''Skylark'' on [[NBC|NBC Best Plays]], to the more popular mystery program ''[[Suspense (radio drama)|Suspense]]''. Under the pseudonym Armana Fargey, she also appeared on episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Sam Spade]]'' and ''[[Suspense (radio drama)|Suspense]]''.<ref>Irvin, Sam (2010) "Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise" Simon & Schuster, p. 145</ref> [[File:June Havoc photo from Willy 1954.jpg|thumb|left|June Havoc in ''[[Willy (TV series)|Willy]]'' in 1954]] [[File:June Havoc photo from Outer Limits in 1964.jpg|thumb|right|June Havoc in an episode of ''[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' in 1964]] In the 1950s, Havoc was a frequent performer on anthology television series, both filmed, such as [[General Electric Theater]], and live, such as the Peabody Award-winning ''[[Celanese Theatre]]'', the Emmy Award-winning [[Robert Montgomery Presents]] and ''[[Omnibus (U.S. TV series)|Omnibus]]''. She starred in a weekly half hour series ''[[Willy (TV series)|Willy]]'' during the 1954β1955 television season.<ref name="TvGuide1954">"Havoc's Here," ''TV Guide'' October 30, 1954, pp. 16β17.</ref> In some respects, the show was ahead of its time in that Havoc's character, Willa βWillyβ Dodger, was an unmarried lawyer with her own legal practice in a small New England town.<ref name="TvGuide1954" /> [[Lucille Ball]] had encouraged her to star in a weekly series, and the show was a [[Desilu]] production.<ref name="TvGuide1954" /> Like ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', ''Willy'' was filmed before a live studio audience.<ref name="TvGuide1954" /> Her husband, William Spier, was the producer.<ref name="TvGuide1954" /> ''Willy'' was broadcast on CBS at 10:30 p.m. on Saturdays opposite the popular NBC series, ''[[Your Hit Parade]]''. Midway through the season, an attempt was made to increase ratings by having Havoc's character relocate to New York to represent show business clients; however, the show lasted only one season.<ref>"Lady Lawyer Practices Law," ''TV Guide'' May 7β13, 1955, p. 12.</ref> From the 1960s through 1990, Havoc appeared occasionally on such successful television series as ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]''; ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''; ''[[McMillan & Wife]]''; ''[[The Paper Chase (TV series)|The Paper Chase]]''; and ''[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'', as well as an arc on the popular soap opera ''[[General Hospital]]''.
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