Van Johnson
b.8/25/1916 Newport, RI
d.12/12/2008
Amateur singer and choir boy as a child Moves to New York to audition for roles in Broadway musicals and is cast in the chorus of multiple shows Excused from service in the military during the second world war, Johnson moves to Hollywood in 1942 and with a shortage of actors because of the war, finds leading roles quickly First cinematic movie: “Murder in the Big House” 1942
Filmography:
Murder in the Big House, The Human Comedy, Pilot #5, Madame Curie, The White Cliffs of Dover, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Between Two Women, Ziegfeld Follies, The Last Blitzkrieg Command Decision, State of the Union, Duchess of Idaho, Battleground, Washington Story, The Plymouth Adventure, Men of the Fighting Lady, The Caine Mutiny, Brigadoon, Subway in the Sky, The Enemy General, Divorce American Style, The Kidnapping of the President, Eagles Over London, Delta Force Commando II