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Rita Johnson
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Rita Johnson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1913-08-13,Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

4.8

Man-Proof
1938-01-07

The Naughty Nineties

6.8

The Naughty Nineties
1945-06-20

They Won't Believe Me

6.6

They Won't Believe Me
1947-07-16

6

Within the Law
1939-03-17

Edison, the Man

6.6

Edison, the Man
1940-05-10

6.1

Honolulu
1939-02-03

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

6.9

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941-08-07

Nick Carter, Master Detective

5.7

Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939-12-13

The Major and the Minor

7

The Major and the Minor
1942-09-16

My Friend Flicka

6

My Friend Flicka
1943-05-26

7.3

The Big Clock
1948-03-18

4.2

Congo Maisie
1940-01-19

All Mine to Give

6.2

All Mine to Give
1957-11-13

Susan Slept Here

6.1

Susan Slept Here
1954-07-28

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

6.7

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945-03-15

6.4

Sleep, My Love
1948-02-18

Family Honeymoon

5.7

Family Honeymoon
1948-12-06

Forty Little Mothers

6.2

Forty Little Mothers
1940-04-26

The Second Face

6.8

The Second Face
1950-12-01

Broadway Serenade

6.2

Broadway Serenade
1939-04-07

The Golden Fleecing

5.3

The Golden Fleecing
1940-08-16

My Dear Miss Aldrich

6.1

My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937-09-17

The Affairs of Susan

6.1

The Affairs of Susan
1945-07-08

Stronger Than Desire

5.8

Stronger Than Desire
1939-06-30

Smashing the Rackets

5.5

Smashing the Rackets
1938-08-08

The Girl Downstairs

4.5

The Girl Downstairs
1938-12-23

6

Pardon My Past
1945-12-24

Rich Man, Poor Girl

5.9

Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938-08-12

They All Come Out

5.6

They All Come Out
1939-08-04

London by Night

6

London by Night
1937-07-30

An Innocent Affair

4.7

An Innocent Affair
1948-10-15

Appointment for Love

5.4

Appointment for Love
1941-10-31

Letter of Introduction

5.9

Letter of Introduction
1938-08-05

6

6,000 Enemies
1939-06-09

Emergency Hospital

6.5

Emergency Hospital
1956-11-02

The Perfect Marriage

4

The Perfect Marriage
1947-01-24

The Art Director

0

The Art Director
1949-11-12

6

Michigan Kid
1947-08-11

Mr. & Mrs. North

4.333

Mr. & Mrs. North
1952-10-03