Rita Johnson

Acting

Born Aug 13, 1913

From Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died Oct 31, 1965

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.

Rita Johnson

Known For

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

The Major and the Minor

The Big Clock

Honolulu

Edison, the Man

Sleep, My Love

The Affairs of Susan

All Mine to Give

Susan Slept Here

Broadway Serenade

Filmography — Acting

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

The Major and the Minor

The Big Clock

Honolulu

Edison, the Man

Sleep, My Love

The Affairs of Susan

All Mine to Give

Susan Slept Here

Broadway Serenade

They All Come Out

Appointment for Love

They Won't Believe Me

Man-Proof

The Naughty Nineties

Smashing the Rackets

Within the Law

An Innocent Affair

Forty Little Mothers

The Golden Fleecing

Family Honeymoon

The Perfect Marriage

The Second Face

The Art Director

Nick Carter, Master Detective

My Friend Flicka

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Congo Maisie

6,000 Enemies

London by Night

Stronger Than Desire

Letter of Introduction

My Dear Miss Aldrich

Rich Man, Poor Girl

The Girl Downstairs

Pardon My Past

Michigan Kid

Emergency Hospital