
Rita Johnson
Known for ActingBorn 1913-08-13Died 1965-10-31Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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.Read more
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Michigan Kid
1947 · Movie
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Emergency Hospital
1956 · Movie
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The Big Clock
1948 · Movie
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The Major and the Minor
1942 · Movie
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The Second Face
1950 · Movie
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The Art Director
1949 · Movie
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 · Movie
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Edison, the Man
1940 · Movie
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Pardon My Past
1945 · Movie
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The Naughty Nineties
1945 · Movie
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Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945 · Movie
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Smashing the Rackets
1938 · Movie
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They Won't Believe Me
1947 · Movie
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Broadway Serenade
1939 · Movie
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All Mine to Give
1957 · Movie
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Forty Little Mothers
1940 · Movie
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The Affairs of Susan
1945 · Movie
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Within the Law
1939 · Movie
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Honolulu
1939 · Movie
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Sleep, My Love
1948 · Movie
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Family Honeymoon
1948 · Movie
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Susan Slept Here
1954 · Movie
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My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937 · Movie
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6,000 Enemies
1939 · Movie
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London by Night
1937 · Movie
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Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938 · Movie
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Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 · Movie
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Letter of Introduction
1938 · Movie
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My Friend Flicka
1943 · Movie
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They All Come Out
1939 · Movie
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The Golden Fleecing
1940 · Movie
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Appointment for Love
1941 · Movie
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The Perfect Marriage
1947 · Movie
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Stronger Than Desire
1939 · Movie
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Mr. & Mrs. North
1952 · Series
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Man-Proof
1938 · Movie
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An Innocent Affair
1948 · Movie
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The Girl Downstairs
1938 · Movie
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Congo Maisie
1940 · Movie