Rita Johnson
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.
Known For
Florence (dialogue scenes deleted)
Man-Proof
Bonita Farrow
The Naughty Nineties
Greta Ballentine
They Won't Believe Me
Agnes Lynch
Within the Law
Mary Stilwell
Edison, the Man
Cecelia Grayson
Honolulu
Julia Farnsworth
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Lou Farnsby
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Pamela Hill
The Major and the Minor
Nell McLaughlin
My Friend Flicka
Pauline York
The Big Clock
Kay McWade
Congo Maisie
Katie Tyler
All Mine to Give
Dr. Rawley
Susan Slept Here
Nelle McLaughlin
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Barby
Sleep, My Love
Minna Fenster
Family Honeymoon
Marian Edwards
Forty Little Mothers
Claire Elwood
The Second Face
Judith 'Judy' Tyrrell
Broadway Serenade
Mary Blake
The Golden Fleecing
Ellen Warfield
My Dear Miss Aldrich
Mona Kent
The Affairs of Susan
Barbara Winter
Stronger Than Desire
Leticia "Letty" Lane
Smashing the Rackets
Rosalind Brown
The Girl Downstairs
Mary Pemberton
Pardon My Past
Sally Harrison
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Kitty
They All Come Out
Patricia Herrick
London by Night
Eve Lawrence
An Innocent Affair
Nancy Benson
Appointment for Love
Honey
Letter of Introduction
Anne Barry
6,000 Enemies
Head Nurse Norma Mullen
Emergency Hospital
Mabel Manning
The Perfect Marriage
Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Art Director
Sue Dawson
Michigan Kid
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
38
Gender
Female
Birthday
1913-08-13
Place of Birth
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
Рита Джонсон