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Rita Johnson

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Known For

52 Years Old

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 film 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.

Born

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA on 13th August 1913

Died

31st October 1965

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Mr. & Mrs. North
The Big Clock Image
The Big Clock
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan Image
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
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The Major and the Minor Image
The Major and the Minor
Pamela Hill
Appointment for Love Image
Appointment for Love
Nancy Benson
An Innocent Affair Image
An Innocent Affair
Eve Lawrence
Sleep, My Love Image
Sleep, My Love
Barby
Honolulu Image
Honolulu
Cecelia Grayson
All Mine to Give Image
All Mine to Give
Katie Tyler
Edison, the Man Image
Edison, the Man
Mary Stilwell
They Won't Believe Me Image
They Won't Believe Me
Greta Ballentine
They All Come Out Image
They All Come Out
Kitty
Congo Maisie Image
Congo Maisie
Kay McWade
Letter of Introduction Image
Letter of Introduction
Honey
Susan Slept Here Image
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My Friend Flicka Image
My Friend Flicka
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Family Honeymoon Image
Family Honeymoon
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Nelle McLaughlin
Broadway Serenade Image
Broadway Serenade
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The Naughty Nineties Image
The Naughty Nineties
Bonita Farrow
The Affairs of Susan Image
The Affairs of Susan
Mona Kent
Nick Carter, Master Detective Image
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Lou Farnsby
Smashing the Rackets Image
Smashing the Rackets
Leticia "Letty" Lane
Man-Proof Image
Man-Proof
Florence (dialogue scenes deleted)
6,000 Enemies Image
6,000 Enemies
Anne Barry
Within the Law Image
Within the Law
Agnes Lynch
My Dear Miss Aldrich Image
My Dear Miss Aldrich
Ellen Warfield
Pardon My Past Image
Pardon My Past
Mary Pemberton
London by Night Image
London by Night
Patricia Herrick
The Golden Fleecing Image
The Golden Fleecing
Mary Blake
The Girl Downstairs Image
The Girl Downstairs
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The Perfect Marriage Image
The Perfect Marriage
Mabel Manning
Forty Little Mothers Image
Forty Little Mothers
Marian Edwards
Stronger Than Desire Image
Stronger Than Desire
Barbara Winter
The Second Face Image
The Second Face
Claire Elwood
Emergency Hospital Image
Emergency Hospital
Head Nurse Norma Mullen
Michigan Kid Image
Michigan Kid
Sue Dawson
The Art Director Image
The Art Director
Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)