Van Johnson, 1916 - 2008
The career of Van Johnson, whose death was reported earlier today, peaked in the '40s and '50s. I never much liked his country-hick accent (he came from Rhode Island) and particularly the way he repeatedly groaned "ohhh, no!" in William Wellman 's Battleground ('49). But I've been watching that film all my life so Johnson obviously wasn't that alienating. I'll always remember his grim- faced Lieutenant Stephen Maryk in The Caine Mutiny ('54), and the pilot he played in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo ('44). He lived for 92 years, which is a pretty good long run. He was allegedly closeted.
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 12, 2008 at 5:42 PM
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raygo
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Allegedly.
Posted by raygo
at December 12, 2008 6:18 PM
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T. S. Idiot
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Never one of my favorites, but he was in a dozen or so movies worth watching. My top five:
Purple Rose of Cairo
23 Paces to Baker Street
Battleground
Caine Mutiny
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Posted by T. S. Idiot
at December 12, 2008 8:26 PM
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TedM
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Nothing alleged about it. He was pretty open about his "lifestyle choice" in his later years. I met him a few times at a now gone watering hole on 44th St. in NYC when he was appearing in "La Cage aux Folles" on Broadway. He was very pleasant and down to earth.
Posted by TedM
at December 12, 2008 8:41 PM
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scooterzz
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he was mr. first nighter for as long as i've been covering theater in l.a.....usually the walker for the likes of anne jeffereys, anne miller, carole cook....and NEVER without his red socks......
Posted by scooterzz
at December 12, 2008 11:05 PM
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George Prager
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Van Johnson was a feygele?!!! Don't tell my Aunt Sadie!!
Posted by George Prager
at December 13, 2008 2:51 PM
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janee
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