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Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 13, 1913
Died Oct 31, 1965 (52)
Birthplace Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Rita Ann Johnson (August 13, 1913 – October 31, 1965) was an American actress. Early in her career, Johnson was busy in radio. Johnson began acting on Broadway in 1935 and started her film career two years later. She played a murderer in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and a doomed wife in the RKO fi ... lm noir They Won't Believe Me (1947). In an incident that was never fully explained, Johnson suffered a head trauma on September 6, 1948 that required brain surgery. Unsubstantiated rumors promulgated by gossip columnists such as Walter Winchell suggested she might have been abused by a boyfriend, but the only explanation she offered was that a large, industrial-grade hair dryer at her apartment had fallen on her. She was in a coma for two weeks and it was reported it took her a year to recover. Her left side was paralyzed temporarily and for a while she couldn't walk. The injury put a virtual halt to her film career. Her screen time in movies after that was limited due to her reduced mobility and powers of concentration. Johnson suffered from alcoholism from the time of her injuries until her death of a brain hemorrhage at age 52. From Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

All Mine to Give

All Mine to Give

1957

as Katie Tyler

Emergency Hospital

Emergency Hospital

1956

as Head Nurse Norma Mullen

Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here

1954

as Dr. Rawley

The Second Face

The Second Face

1950

as Claire Elwood

Family Honeymoon

Family Honeymoon

1948

as Minna Fenster

Sleep, My Love

Sleep, My Love

1948

as Barby

An Innocent Affair

An Innocent Affair

1948

as Eve Lawrence

The Big Clock

The Big Clock

1948

as Pauline York

Michigan Kid

Michigan Kid

1947

as Sue Dawson

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

1947

as Greta Ballentine

The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage

1947

as Mabel Manning

Thunderhead - Son of Flicka

Thunderhead - Son of Flicka

1945

as Nelle McLaughlin

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945

as Bonita Farrow

Pardon My Past

Pardon My Past

1945

as Mary Pemberton

The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

1945

as Mona Kent

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

1943

as Nell McLaughlin

The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

1942

as Pamela Hill

Appointment for Love

Appointment for Love

1941

as Nancy Benson

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

as Julia Farnsworth

The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing

1940

as Mary Blake

Congo Maisie

Congo Maisie

1940

as Kay McWade

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940

as Mary Stilwell

Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers

1940

as Marian Edwards

They All Come Out

They All Come Out

1939

as Kitty

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

as Lou Farnsby

6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies

1939

as Anne Barry

Honolulu

Honolulu

1939

as Cecelia Grayson

Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade

1939

as Judith 'Judy' Tyrrell

Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

1939

as Barbara Winter

Within the Law

Within the Law

1939

as Agnes Lynch

Smashing the Rackets

Smashing the Rackets

1938

as Leticia "Letty" Lane

Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction

1938

as Honey

Rich Man, Poor Girl

Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938

as Sally Harrison

The Girl Downstairs

The Girl Downstairs

1938

as Rosalind Brown

Man-Proof

Man-Proof

1938

as Florence (dialogue scenes deleted)

London by Night

London by Night

1937

as Patricia Herrick

My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

as Ellen Warfield

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Mr. & Mrs. North

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1952

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