RJ
Rita Johnson
Actor
Born August 13, 1913Died October 31, 1965 (52 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 1957 | All Mine to Give · as Katie Tyler |
| 1956 | Emergency Hospital · as Head Nurse Norma Mullen |
| 1954 | Susan Slept Here · as Dr. Rawley |
| 1954 | The Lone Wolf (TV Series) · as Millie |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) · as Ruth |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series) · as Mrs. Van Schuyler |
| 1952 | Rebound (TV Series) · as Kit Creetch |
| 1950 | The Second Face · as Claire Elwood |
| 1948 | Family Honeymoon · as Minna Fenster |
| 1948 | An Innocent Affair · as Eve Lawrence |
| 1948 | The Big Clock · as Pauline York |
| 1948 | Sleep, My Love · as Barby |
| 1947 | Michigan Kid · as Sue Dawson |
| 1947 | They Won't Believe Me · as Greta Ballentine |
| 1946 | The Perfect Marriage · as Mabel Manning |
| 1945 | Pardon My Past · as Mary Pemberton |
| 1945 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka · as Nelle Mclaughlin |
| 1945 | The Affairs of Susan · as Mona Kent |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties · as Bonita Farrow |
| 1943 | My Friend Flicka · as Nell Mclaughlin |
| 1942 | The Major and the Minor · as Pamela Hill |
| 1941 | Appointment for Love · as Nancy Benson |
| 1941 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan · as Julia Farnsworth |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a Lady · as Undetermined Secondary Role |
| 1940 | The Golden Fleecing · as Mary Blake |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man · as Mary Stilwell |
| 1940 | Forty Little Mothers · as Marian Edwards |
| 1940 | Congo Maisie · as Kay Mcwade |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master Detective · as Lou Farnsby |
| 1939 | They All Come Out · as Kitty |
| 1939 | Stronger Than Desire · as Barbara Winter |
| 1939 | 6,000 Enemies · as Anne Barry |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade · as Judith 'judy' Tyrrell |
| 1939 | Within the Law · as Agnes Lynch |
| 1939 | Honolulu · as Cecelia Grayson |
| 1938 | The Girl Downstairs · as Rosalind Brown |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets · as Leticia "letty" Lane |
| 1938 | Rich Man, Poor Girl · as Sally Harrison |
| 1938 | Letter of Introduction · as Honey |
| 1938 | Man-Proof · as Florence (dialogue Scenes Deleted) |
| 1937 | My Dear Miss Aldrich · as Ellen Warfield |
| 1937 | London by Night · as Patricia Herrick |