For the American racing driver, see Van Johnson (racing driver). For the American politician, see Van R. Johnson.
Van Johnson
Johnson in 1947
Born
Charles Van Dell Johnson
(1916-08-25)August 25, 1916
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died
December 12, 2008(2008-12-12) (aged 92)
Nyack, New York, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1935–1992
Spouse
Eve Lynn Abbott Wynn
(m. 1947; div. 1968)
Children
1 daughter, 2 stepsons, including Tracy Keenan Wynn[1]
Charles Van Dell Johnson (August 25, 1916[citation needed] – December 12, 2008) was an American film, television, theatre and radio actor. He was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during and after World War II.
Johnson was described as the embodiment of the "boy-next-door wholesomeness" which made him a popular Hollywood star in the 1940s and 1950s,[2] playing "the red-haired, freckle-faced soldier, sailor, or bomber pilot who used to live down the street" in MGM films during the war years, with such films as Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, A Guy Named Joe, and The Human Comedy. He made occasional World War II films through the end of the 1960s, and he played a military officer in one of his final feature films in 1992. At the time of his death in 2008, he was one of the last surviving matinee idols of Hollywood's "golden age".[3]
^"Van Johnson, film, television and stage star, dies at 92". CNN. December 12, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
^Cite error: The named reference Svetkey was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Aljean, Harmetz (August 12, 2008). "Van Johnson, Film Actor, Is Dead at 92" The New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
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