*** 2026 THE SCRIPT IS FINISHED AND IS BEING SHOPPED!!! ***
It includes more that I've learned about June and, IMO, after all my research etc.? It's better/more fun than the book!
June, pictured above, initially wrote RED HAIR AND GREEN WATERS in the 1940's (on everything from the back of Vegas casino letterhead to random slips of paper), based on her experiences as the only licensed commercial fisher(wo)man during WW2. I have bumped it up quite a bit to give the story-line better continuity and muscle, but I've tried to leave the basic skeleton intact.
It's an interesting read, filled with a little adventure, a little romance and a tremendous amount of information on fishing the coast of Southern California in the '40's. I hope it will be enjoyable - not only as a bit of history, but also as encouragement to anyone who needs a little nudge to go after their dream(s) and realize that life truly is an adventure, and should be lived to its fullest.
The more I've gotten to know about June's actual life and family (from her daughter, now my very good friend), the more interesting and layered she becomes. Not only did she build her own boat and was the only female commercial fishing Captain of the time, she was a jockey, stripper, teacher of ceramics to the blind, was a shill at Golden Nugget when it opened and, well, likely, uh, mob-adjacent(?) etc. It's evident that her story is colorful, full of adventure, needed to be told and - hopefully seen!
The boat she built herself, the "Sunny Rose"
