Rita Johnson

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.

Filmografie 19

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Spiel mit dem Tode 1948Film als Pauline York

Urlaub vom Himmel 1941Film als Julia Farnsworth

They Won't Believe Me 1947Film als Greta Ballentine

Flicka 1943Film als Nell McLaughlin

Der große Edison 1940Film als Mary Stilwell

Der Major und das Mädchen 1942Film als Pamela Hill

Schlingen der Angst 1948Film als Barby

Befiehl du deine Wege 1957Film als Katie Tyler

The Naughty Nineties 1945Film als Bonita Farrow

Eine Nacht mit Susanne 1954Film als Dr. Rawley

Thunderhead – der vierbeinige Teufel 1945Film als Nelle McLaughlin

Der Pantoffelheld 1948Film als Eve Lawrence

Irrwege der Liebe 1939Film als Judith 'Judy' Tyrrell

Smashing the Rackets 1938Film als Leticia "Letty" Lane

Die Liebe auf Hawaii 1939Film als Cecelia Grayson

Forty Little Mothers 1940Film als Marian Edwards

The Golden Fleecing 1940Film als Mary Blake

Letter of Introduction 1938Film als Honey

Congo Maisie 1940Film als Kay McWade