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Photos: June Fairchild

June Fairchild waves to paparazzi on the red carpet before a 2001 movie premiere, a night out on the town after years of being homeless.

June Fairchild waves to paparazzi on the red carpet before a 2001 movie premiere, a night out on the town after years of being homeless.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

June Fairchild, a former actress who appeared in films including Cheech and Chong’s “Up in Smoke” but spent years homeless after becoming addicted to alcohol and drugs, has died.

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June Fairchild hugs a friend on a return visit to the streets of downtown L.A. in 2001.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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June Fairchild visits a friend’s apartment in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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June Fairchild is held back by her friend Michael as she says goodbye to a cat that she’d saved eight years earlier in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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