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Rita Johnson‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1913-08-13

Popularity

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Rita Johnson

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Rita Johnson

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1913-08-13

Popularity

star3.2

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 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.

Movie Credits

Man-Proof

Man-Proof‌
star4.8
calendar 1938

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties‌
star6.7
calendar 1945

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me‌
star6.6
calendar 1947

Within the Law

Within the Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man‌
star6.7
calendar 1940

Honolulu

Honolulu‌
star6.1
calendar 1939

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan‌
star6.9
calendar 1941

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective‌
star5.7
calendar 1939

The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka‌
star6.0
calendar 1943

The Big Clock

The Big Clock‌
star7.2
calendar 1948

Congo Maisie

Congo Maisie‌
star4.2
calendar 1940

All Mine to Give

All Mine to Give‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka‌
star6.7
calendar 1945

Sleep, My Love

Sleep, My Love‌
star6.3
calendar 1948

Family Honeymoon

Family Honeymoon‌
star5.7
calendar 1948

Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers‌
star6.2
calendar 1940

The Second Face

The Second Face‌
star6.8
calendar 1950

Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade‌
star6.2
calendar 1939

The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing‌
star5.3
calendar 1940

My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich‌
star6.1
calendar 1937

The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan‌
star6.1
calendar 1945

Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire‌
star5.8
calendar 1939

Smashing the Rackets

Smashing the Rackets‌
star5.5
calendar 1938

The Girl Downstairs

The Girl Downstairs‌
star4.5
calendar 1938

Pardon My Past

Pardon My Past‌
star7.0
calendar 1945

Rich Man, Poor Girl

Rich Man, Poor Girl‌
star5.9
calendar 1938

They All Come Out

They All Come Out‌
star5.6
calendar 1939

London by Night

London by Night‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

An Innocent Affair

An Innocent Affair‌
star4.7
calendar 1948

Appointment for Love

Appointment for Love‌
star5.2
calendar 1941

Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction‌
star5.9
calendar 1938

6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Emergency Hospital

Emergency Hospital‌
star6.5
calendar 1956

The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage‌
star4.0
calendar 1947

The Art Director

The Art Director‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

Michigan Kid

Michigan Kid‌
star6.0
calendar 1947

Tv Credits

Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North‌
star4.8
calendar 1952