Rita Johnson (August 13, 1913 – October 31, 1965) was an American actress.
Johnson was born Rita Ann Johnson in Worcester, Massachusetts, the daughter of Lillian Johnson. She worked as a waitress in her mother's lunchroom and sold hot dogs on the Boston-Worcester turnpike.
She attended the New England Conservatory of Music.
Early in her career, Johnson was busy in radio. "By 1936 she ... was appearing in ten radio shows a week." She played the leading role in Joyce Jordan.
Johnson began acting on Broadway in 1935 and started her film career two years later. She played a murderess in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and a doomed wife in the RKO film noir They Won't Believe Me (1947).
Johnson suffered injuries (attributed to a falling hair dryer) to her head and legs September 6, 1948, requiring brain surgery and causing her film career to come almost to a complete stop. A newspaper article three years afterward reported, "It took her a year to recover. Her left side was paralyzed temporarily, and for a while she couldn't walk."
Rita Johnson (1913 – 1965) was an American actress. It may also refer to:
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Plot: A plot in a Custer/Soltis movie? Ridiculous you say? We think not! Kirk Johnson (Steve Maddamma) has two weeks to fix the errors of his life or else he will spend eternity in hell. Joining Kirk on this quest for redemption is Virgil (Ben Haubrich), his spiritual guide. Join Kirk and Virgil on this sprawling journey that has them crossing paths with an angry bum, drug dealers, a deranged killer, a local white knight, homosexuals, religious figures, the Grim Reaper and Kirk's vicious mother, Rita Johnson (Sarah Cawford).
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Johnson was born Rita Ann Johnson in Worcester, Massachusetts, the daughter of Lillian Johnson. She worked as a waitress in her mother's lunchroom and sold hot dogs on the Boston-Worcester turnpike.
She attended the New England Conservatory of Music.
Early in her career, Johnson was busy in radio. "By 1936 she ... was appearing in ten radio shows a week." She played the leading role in Joyce Jordan.
Johnson began acting on Broadway in 1935 and started her film career two years later. She played a murderess in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and a doomed wife in the RKO film noir They Won't Believe Me (1947).
Johnson suffered injuries (attributed to a falling hair dryer) to her head and legs September 6, 1948, requiring brain surgery and causing her film career to come almost to a complete stop. A newspaper article three years afterward reported, "It took her a year to recover. Her left side was paralyzed temporarily, and for a while she couldn't walk."
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