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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="فان جونسون – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="فان جونسون" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="ون جانسون – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ون جانسون" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Van Johnson" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Van Johnson" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Van Johnson" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Van Johnson" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Van Johnson" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="ون جانسون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ون جانسون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Van Johnson" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%B4_%EC%A1%B4%EC%8A%A8" title="밴 존슨 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="밴 존슨" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Van Johnson" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Van Johnson" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%92%27%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F" title="ואן ג'ונסון – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ואן ג'ונסון" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Van Johnson" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Johnson_(acteur)" title="Van Johnson (acteur) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Van Johnson (acteur)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li 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He had a prolific career in film, television, theatre and radio, which spanned over 50 years, between 1940 and 1992. He was a major star at <a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a> during and after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, known for his upbeat and "all-American" screen persona, often playing young military servicemen,<sup id="cite_ref-Svetkey_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Svetkey-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or in <a href="/wiki/Musical_film" title="Musical film">musicals</a>. </p><p>Originally a <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> dancer, Johnson achieved his breakthrough playing a rookie bomber pilot in <i><a href="/wiki/A_Guy_Named_Joe" title="A Guy Named Joe">A Guy Named Joe</a></i> (1943). Throughout the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">war</a> years, he became a popular Hollywood star, as the embodiment of the "boy-next-door wholesomeness" playing "the red-haired, freckle-faced soldier, sailor, or bomber pilot who used to live down the street"<sup id="cite_ref-Svetkey_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Svetkey-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in such films as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Comedy_(film)" title="The Human Comedy (film)">The Human Comedy</a></i> (also 1943) and <i><a href="/wiki/Thirty_Seconds_Over_Tokyo" title="Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo">Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo</a></i> (1944).<sup id="cite_ref-Svetkey_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Svetkey-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After World War II, he continued to play similar heartthrob and military characters, equal parts in serious dramas like <i><a href="/wiki/The_Caine_Mutiny_(1954_film)" title="The Caine Mutiny (1954 film)">The Caine Mutiny</a></i> (1954), and in light musicals like <i><a href="/wiki/Brigadoon_(film)" title="Brigadoon (film)">Brigadoon</a></i> (1954). </p><p> After the end of his contract with MGM, he transitioned largely into television, though he continued to make regular film appearances in featured and supporting parts, earning an <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Limited_or_Anthology_Series_or_Movie" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie">Emmy Award</a> for his performance in the miniseries <a href="/wiki/Rich_Man,_Poor_Man_(miniseries)" title="Rich Man, Poor Man (miniseries)"><i>Rich Man, Poor Man</i></a>. He continued to maintain a regular presence in musical theatre, most notably as Professor Harold Hill in the <a href="/wiki/West_End_theatre" title="West End theatre">West End</a> productions of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Music_Man" title="The Music Man">The Music Man</a></i> and Georges in <a href="/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical)" title="La Cage aux Folles (musical)"><i>La Cage aux Folles</i></a>, before retiring from acting in the early 1990s. At the time of his death in 2008, he was one of the last surviving <a href="/wiki/Matinee_idol" class="mw-redirect" title="Matinee idol">matinee idols</a> of <a href="/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Hollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Age of Hollywood">Golden Age of Hollywood</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Harmetz_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harmetz-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style></p><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johnson was born in <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport, Rhode Island</a>, the only child<sup id="cite_ref-TCM_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of Loretta (née Snyder) and Charles E. Johnson, a plumber and later a real-estate salesman. His father was born in Sweden and came to the United States as a child, and his mother had <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch" title="Pennsylvania Dutch">Pennsylvania Dutch</a> ancestry.<sup id="cite_ref-TCM_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His mother was allegedly an alcoholic who left the family when he was a child, and he was not close to his father.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Handprints_of_Van_Johnson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/78/Handprints_of_Van_Johnson.jpg/200px-Handprints_of_Van_Johnson.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/78/Handprints_of_Van_Johnson.jpg/300px-Handprints_of_Van_Johnson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/78/Handprints_of_Van_Johnson.jpg/400px-Handprints_of_Van_Johnson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1360" /></a><figcaption>Van Johnson's hand prints in front of <a href="/wiki/The_Great_Movie_Ride" title="The Great Movie Ride">The Great Movie Ride</a> at <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_World" title="Walt Disney World">Walt Disney World</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Disney%27s_Hollywood_Studios" title="Disney's Hollywood Studios">Disney's Hollywood Studios</a> theme park</figcaption></figure> <p>Johnson performed at social clubs in Newport while in high school. He moved to New York City after graduation in 1935 and joined the off-Broadway revue <i>Entre Nous</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-TCM_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Broadway">Broadway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Broadway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johnson toured <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> in a theater troupe as a substitute dancer, but his acting career began in earnest in the Broadway revue <i>New Faces of 1936</i>. He returned to the chorus after that and worked in summer resorts near New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1939, director and playwright <a href="/wiki/George_Abbott" title="George Abbott">George Abbott</a> cast him in <a href="/wiki/Rodgers_and_Hart" title="Rodgers and Hart">Rodgers and Hart</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Too_Many_Girls_(musical)" title="Too Many Girls (musical)">Too Many Girls</a></i> in the role of a college boy and as understudy for all three male leads. He had an uncredited role in the <a href="/wiki/Too_Many_Girls_(film)" title="Too Many Girls (film)">film adaptation</a> of <i>Too Many Girls</i>, which costarred <a href="/wiki/Lucille_Ball" title="Lucille Ball">Lucille Ball</a> and <a href="/wiki/Desi_Arnaz" title="Desi Arnaz">Desi Arnaz</a>, then Abbott hired him as a chorus boy and <a href="/wiki/Gene_Kelly" title="Gene Kelly">Gene Kelly</a>'s understudy in <i><a href="/wiki/Pal_Joey_(musical)" title="Pal Joey (musical)">Pal Joey</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Warner_Bros.">Warner Bros.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Warner Bros."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johnson was about to move back to New York when Lucille Ball took him to <a href="/wiki/Chasen%27s" title="Chasen's">Chasen's</a> Restaurant, where she introduced him to MGM casting director Billy Grady who was sitting at the next table. This led to screen tests by Hollywood studios. His test at <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia Pictures</a> was unsuccessful, but <a href="/wiki/Warner_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Brothers">Warner Brothers</a> put him on contract at $300 a week. He was cast as a cub reporter opposite <a href="/wiki/Faye_Emerson" title="Faye Emerson">Faye Emerson</a> in the 1942 film <i><a href="/wiki/Murder_in_the_Big_House" title="Murder in the Big House">Murder in the Big House</a></i>. His eyebrows and hair were dyed black for the role.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson's all-American good looks and easy demeanor were ill-suited to the gritty movies that Warner made at the time, and the studio dropped him at the expiration of his six-month contract. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MGM">MGM</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: MGM"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johnson was soon signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The studio provided him with classes in acting, speech, and diction.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then had an uncredited part as a soldier in <i><a href="/wiki/Somewhere_I%27ll_Find_You" title="Somewhere I'll Find You">Somewhere I'll Find You</a></i> (1942). He attracted attention in a small part in <i><a href="/wiki/The_War_Against_Mrs._Hadley" title="The War Against Mrs. Hadley">The War Against Mrs. Hadley</a></i> (1942), and this encouraged MGM to cast him in their long-running series <a href="/wiki/Dr._Kildare" title="Dr. Kildare">Dr. Kildare</a>. These films had starred <a href="/wiki/Lew_Ayres" title="Lew Ayres">Lew Ayres</a> as Dr. Kildare and <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Barrymore" title="Lionel Barrymore">Lionel Barrymore</a> as Dr. Gillespie; Ayres' career was hurt due to being a conscientious objector, so the series focused on Dr. Gillespie mentoring new doctors. Johnson played Dr. Randall Adams in <i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Gillespie%27s_New_Assistant" title="Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant">Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant</a></i> (1942). </p><p>MGM then cast Johnson as <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Rooney" title="Mickey Rooney">Mickey Rooney</a>'s soldier brother in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Comedy_(film)" title="The Human Comedy (film)">The Human Comedy</a></i> (1943), a huge hit. He returned as Randall Adams in <i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Gillespie%27s_Criminal_Case" title="Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case">Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case</a></i> (1943) and was in uniform again for <i><a href="/wiki/Pilot_No._5" title="Pilot No. 5">Pilot No. 5</a></i> (1943). He had a small role as a reporter in <i><a href="/wiki/Madame_Curie_(film)" title="Madame Curie (film)">Madame Curie</a></i> (1943).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A_Guy_Named_Joe_and_stardom"><i>A Guy Named Joe</i> and stardom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: A Guy Named Joe and stardom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johnson's big break was in <i><a href="/wiki/A_Guy_Named_Joe" title="A Guy Named Joe">A Guy Named Joe</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Tracy" title="Spencer Tracy">Spencer Tracy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irene_Dunne" title="Irene Dunne">Irene Dunne</a>, in which he played a young pilot who acquires a deceased pilot as his guardian angel. During the film's production in 1943, Johnson was involved in a serious car accident that left him with a metal plate in his forehead and a number of scars on his face that plastic surgery could not completely correct or conceal.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson also underwent brain surgery. He recovered at the home of <a href="/wiki/Keenan_Wynn" title="Keenan Wynn">Keenan Wynn</a> before returning to acting.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wore heavy makeup to hide the scars for the rest of his career. MGM wanted to replace him in <i>A Guy Named Joe</i>, but Tracy insisted that he be allowed to finish the picture, despite his long absence. The film was a great hit, earning a profit of over one million dollars and launching Johnson as a star.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Johnson's injuries from the car accident exempted him from service in World War II. Many other actors were serving in the armed forces, so the accident greatly benefited Johnson's career.<sup id="cite_ref-TCM_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later said, "There were five of us. There was <a href="/wiki/James_Craig_(actor)" title="James Craig (actor)">Jimmy Craig</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Young_(actor)" title="Robert Young (actor)">Bob Young</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Walker_(actor,_born_1918)" title="Robert Walker (actor, born 1918)">Bobby Walker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Lawford" title="Peter Lawford">Peter Lawford</a>, and myself. All tested for the same part <i>all</i> the time." Johnson was very busy, often playing soldiers; he joked of this period, "I remember... finishing one Thursday morning with <a href="/wiki/June_Allyson" title="June Allyson">June Allyson</a> and starting a new one Thursday afternoon with <a href="/wiki/Esther_Williams" title="Esther Williams">Esther Williams</a>. I didn't know which branch of the service I was in!"<sup id="cite_ref-mgm2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mgm2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>MGM built up Johnson's image as the all-American boy in war dramas and musicals. His first top-billed role in an "A" picture was the musical <i><a href="/wiki/Two_Girls_and_a_Sailor" title="Two Girls and a Sailor">Two Girls and a Sailor</a></i> (1944) which was a big success; it was his first film with <a href="/wiki/June_Allyson" title="June Allyson">June Allyson</a>. He had a smaller part in <i><a href="/wiki/The_White_Cliffs_of_Dover_(film)" title="The White Cliffs of Dover (film)">The White Cliffs of Dover</a></i> (1944), then reprised his role as Dr. Adams in <i><a href="/wiki/3_Men_in_White" class="mw-redirect" title="3 Men in White">3 Men in White</a></i> (1944). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:30SOT_trailer_27_Ellen_and_Ted_Lawson.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/30SOT_trailer_27_Ellen_and_Ted_Lawson.JPG/220px-30SOT_trailer_27_Ellen_and_Ted_Lawson.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/30SOT_trailer_27_Ellen_and_Ted_Lawson.JPG/330px-30SOT_trailer_27_Ellen_and_Ted_Lawson.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/30SOT_trailer_27_Ellen_and_Ted_Lawson.JPG/440px-30SOT_trailer_27_Ellen_and_Ted_Lawson.JPG 2x" data-file-width="631" data-file-height="475" /></a><figcaption>Photo of <a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Thaxter" title="Phyllis Thaxter">Phyllis Thaxter</a> and Van Johnson from the film, <a href="/wiki/Thirty_Seconds_Over_Tokyo" title="Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo">Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo</a> 1944</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-war_career_peak">Post-war career peak</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Post-war career peak"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johnson played <a href="/wiki/Ted_W._Lawson" title="Ted W. Lawson">Ted Lawson</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Thirty_Seconds_Over_Tokyo" title="Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo">Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo</a></i> (1944) which told the story of the <a href="/wiki/Doolittle_Raid" title="Doolittle Raid">Doolittle Raid</a> on Tokyo in April 1942. He played Dr. Adams one last time in <i><a href="/wiki/Between_Two_Women_(1945_film)" title="Between Two Women (1945 film)">Between Two Women</a></i> (1945). He starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Thrill_of_a_Romance" title="Thrill of a Romance">Thrill of a Romance</a></i> (1945), a musical with <a href="/wiki/Esther_Williams" title="Esther Williams">Esther Williams</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Week-End_at_the_Waldorf" title="Week-End at the Waldorf">Week-End at the Waldorf</a></i> (1945), a musical remake of <i>Grand Hotel</i> with <a href="/wiki/Lana_Turner" title="Lana Turner">Lana Turner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walter_Pidgeon" title="Walter Pidgeon">Walter Pidgeon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ginger_Rogers" title="Ginger Rogers">Ginger Rogers</a>. In 1945, he tied with <a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a> as the top box office stars.<sup id="cite_ref-Harmetz_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harmetz-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was reunited with Williams in <i><a href="/wiki/Easy_to_Wed" title="Easy to Wed">Easy to Wed</a></i> (1946), a musical remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Libeled_Lady" title="Libeled Lady">Libeled Lady</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He supported <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Tracy" title="Spencer Tracy">Spencer Tracy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn" title="Katharine Hepburn">Katharine Hepburn</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union_(film)" title="State of the Union (film)">State of the Union</a></i> (1948), and he supported <a href="/wiki/Clark_Gable" title="Clark Gable">Clark Gable</a> and Pidgeon in the war drama <i><a href="/wiki/Command_Decision_(film)" title="Command Decision (film)">Command Decision</a></i> (1948). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thrillofaromance-esthervancharleton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Thrillofaromance-esthervancharleton.jpg/220px-Thrillofaromance-esthervancharleton.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Thrillofaromance-esthervancharleton.jpg/330px-Thrillofaromance-esthervancharleton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Thrillofaromance-esthervancharleton.jpg/440px-Thrillofaromance-esthervancharleton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="623" data-file-height="464" /></a><figcaption>Johnson with <a href="/wiki/Carleton_G._Young" title="Carleton G. Young">Carleton G. Young</a> and <a href="/wiki/Esther_Williams" title="Esther Williams">Esther Williams</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Thrill_of_a_Romance" title="Thrill of a Romance">Thrill of a Romance</a></i> (1945).</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MGM_under_Dore_Schary">MGM under Dore Schary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: MGM under Dore Schary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> borrowed Johnson to make the comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Mother_Is_a_Freshman" title="Mother Is a Freshman">Mother Is a Freshman</a></i> (1948) with <a href="/wiki/Loretta_Young" title="Loretta Young">Loretta Young</a>. Back at MGM, he was given a role in the film noir <i><a href="/wiki/Scene_of_the_Crime_(1949_film)" title="Scene of the Crime (1949 film)">Scene of the Crime</a></i> (1949). In 1949, he starred with <a href="/wiki/Judy_Garland" title="Judy Garland">Judy Garland</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Good_Old_Summertime" title="In the Good Old Summertime">In the Good Old Summertime</a></i>, which also marked the first film appearance of <a href="/wiki/Liza_Minnelli" title="Liza Minnelli">Liza Minnelli</a> as Garland's and Johnson's young daughter. He next worked in <i><a href="/wiki/Battleground_(film)" title="Battleground (film)">Battleground</a></i> (1949), a movie about the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge" title="Battle of the Bulge">Battle of the Bulge</a> produced by MGM's new studio head <a href="/wiki/Dore_Schary" title="Dore Schary">Dore Schary</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Van_Johnson_in_Battleground.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Van_Johnson_in_Battleground.jpg/200px-Van_Johnson_in_Battleground.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Van_Johnson_in_Battleground.jpg/300px-Van_Johnson_in_Battleground.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Van_Johnson_in_Battleground.jpg/400px-Van_Johnson_in_Battleground.jpg 2x" data-file-width="467" data-file-height="352" /></a><figcaption>Johnson continued to star in war dramas after the war ended, including <i><a href="/wiki/Battleground_(film)" title="Battleground (film)">Battleground</a></i> (1949).</figcaption></figure> <p>Johnson made the comedy <i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Hangover" title="The Big Hangover">The Big Hangover</a></i> (1950), then was reunited with Williams in <i><a href="/wiki/Duchess_of_Idaho" title="Duchess of Idaho">Duchess of Idaho</a></i> (1951). He appeared in the romantic comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Three_Guys_Named_Mike" title="Three Guys Named Mike">Three Guys Named Mike</a></i> (1951). He played an officer leading Japanese-American troops of the famed <a href="/wiki/442nd_Regimental_Combat_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="442nd Regimental Combat Team">442nd Regimental Combat Team</a> in Europe in the Schary-produced film <i><a href="/wiki/Go_for_Broke!_(1951_film)" title="Go for Broke! (1951 film)">Go for Broke!</a></i> (1951). He had a small part in <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Big_Country" title="It's a Big Country">It's a Big Country</a></i> (1951) and was reunited with Allyson for <i><a href="/wiki/Too_Young_to_Kiss" title="Too Young to Kiss">Too Young to Kiss</a></i> (1951). MGM lent him to Columbia for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Caine_Mutiny_(1954_film)" title="The Caine Mutiny (1954 film)">The Caine Mutiny</a></i> (1954) in the role of Stephen Maryk. He refused to allow concealment of his facial scars when being made up as Maryk, believing that they enhanced the character's authenticity. <a href="/wiki/Herman_Wouk" title="Herman Wouk">Herman Wouk</a> describes Maryk as having "ugly but not unpleasant features" in the novel. One commentator noted years later that "<a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Bogart" title="Humphrey Bogart">Humphrey Bogart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jose_Ferrer" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose Ferrer">Jose Ferrer</a> chomp up all the scenery in this maritime courtroom drama, but it's Johnson's character, the painfully ambivalent, not-too-bright Lieutenant Steve Maryk, who binds the whole movie together." <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i> magazine commented that Johnson "was a better actor than Hollywood usually allowed him to be."<sup id="cite_ref-Svetkey_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Svetkey-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Johnson next teamed with <a href="/wiki/Gene_Kelly" title="Gene Kelly">Gene Kelly</a> as the sardonic second lead of <i><a href="/wiki/Brigadoon_(film)" title="Brigadoon (film)">Brigadoon</a></i> (1954).<sup id="cite_ref-TCM_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had the lead in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Time_I_Saw_Paris" title="The Last Time I Saw Paris">The Last Time I Saw Paris</a></i> (1954), his last film for MGM. He had a five-year contract with Columbia to make one film a year.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Van_Johnson_as_Maryk_-_Caine_Mutiny.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Van_Johnson_as_Maryk_-_Caine_Mutiny.jpg/200px-Van_Johnson_as_Maryk_-_Caine_Mutiny.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Van_Johnson_as_Maryk_-_Caine_Mutiny.jpg/300px-Van_Johnson_as_Maryk_-_Caine_Mutiny.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Van_Johnson_as_Maryk_-_Caine_Mutiny.jpg/400px-Van_Johnson_as_Maryk_-_Caine_Mutiny.jpg 2x" data-file-width="765" data-file-height="565" /></a><figcaption>Johnson's critically praised performance in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Caine_Mutiny_(1954_film)" title="The Caine Mutiny (1954 film)">The Caine Mutiny</a></i> (1954) was his most notable post-MGM role.</figcaption></figure> <p>Unlike some other stars of that era, Johnson did not resent the restrictions of the <a href="/wiki/Studio_system" title="Studio system">studio system</a>. In 1985, he said that his years at MGM were "one big happy family and a little kingdom". "Everything was provided for us, from singing lessons to barbells. All we had to do was inhale, exhale and be charming. I used to dread leaving the studio to go out into the real world, because to me the studio was the real world."<sup id="cite_ref-Harmetz_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harmetz-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Freelancer">Freelancer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Freelancer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 1950s, Johnson continued to appear in films and also appeared frequently in television guest appearances. He appeared as the celebrity mystery guest on <i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_My_Line%3F" title="What's My Line?">What's My Line?</a></i> airing on November 22, 1953, but was not questioned by the panel due to advance notice of his appearance. He then appeared again on the May 22, 1955, airing and was guessed by <a href="/wiki/Fred_Allen" title="Fred Allen">Fred Allen</a>. He was in <i><a href="/wiki/The_End_of_the_Affair_(1955_film)" title="The End of the Affair (1955 film)">The End of the Affair</a></i> (1955) at Columbia then made <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bottom_of_the_Bottle" title="The Bottom of the Bottle">The Bottom of the Bottle</a></i> (1956) at Fox. He received favorable critical notices for the 1956 dramatic film <i><a href="/wiki/Miracle_in_the_Rain" title="Miracle in the Rain">Miracle in the Rain</a></i>, co-starring <a href="/wiki/Jane_Wyman" title="Jane Wyman">Jane Wyman</a>, in which he played a good-hearted young soldier preparing to go to war, and in the mystery <i><a href="/wiki/23_Paces_to_Baker_Street" title="23 Paces to Baker Street">23 Paces to Baker Street</a></i>, in which he played a blind playwright residing in London. He returned to MGM for <i><a href="/wiki/Slander_(1956_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slander (1956 film)">Slander</a></i> (1956) and <i><a href="/wiki/Action_of_the_Tiger" title="Action of the Tiger">Action of the Tiger</a></i> (1957). </p><p>Johnson appeared as the title character of the highly rated "<a href="/wiki/Spectacle" title="Spectacle">spectacular</a>," <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin_(1957_film)" title="The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957 film)">The Pied Piper of Hamelin</a></i>, a musical version of <a href="/wiki/Robert_Browning" title="Robert Browning">Robert Browning</a>'s poem, set to the music of <a href="/wiki/Edvard_Grieg" title="Edvard Grieg">Edvard Grieg</a>. Featuring <a href="/wiki/Claude_Rains" title="Claude Rains">Claude Rains</a> in his only singing and dancing role, it aired on November 26, 1957, as part of NBC's week of Thanksgiving specials.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The program was so successful it spawned a record album and was repeated in 1958.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Syndicated to many local stations, it was rerun annually for many years in the tradition of other holiday specials. </p><p>On February 19, 1959, Johnson appeared in the episode "Deadfall" of <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Dick_Powell%27s_Zane_Grey_Theatre" title="Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre">Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre</a></i> in the role of Frank Gilette, a former outlaw falsely charged with bank robbery. He is framed by Hugh Perry, a corrupt prosecutor played by <a href="/wiki/Harry_Townes" title="Harry Townes">Harry Townes</a>, and Deputy Stover, portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Bing_Russell" title="Bing Russell">Bing Russell</a>. Convicted of the robbery, Gilette is captured by outlaws while on his way to prison, and the sheriff, Roy Lamont, portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Grant_Withers" title="Grant Withers">Grant Withers</a>, is killed.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1959, Johnson turned down an opportunity to star as <a href="/wiki/Eliot_Ness" title="Eliot Ness">Eliot Ness</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Untouchables_(1959_TV_series)" title="The Untouchables (1959 TV series)">The Untouchables</a></i>, which went on to become a successful television series with <a href="/wiki/Robert_Stack" title="Robert Stack">Robert Stack</a> as Ness.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Johnson guest-starred as Joe Robertson, with <a href="/wiki/June_Allyson" title="June Allyson">June Allyson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Don_Rickles" title="Don Rickles">Don Rickles</a>, in the 1960 episode "The Women Who" of the CBS <a href="/wiki/Anthology_series" title="Anthology series">anthology series</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_DuPont_Show_with_June_Allyson" title="The DuPont Show with June Allyson">The DuPont Show with June Allyson</a></i>. In 1961 Johnson traveled to England to star in <a href="/wiki/Harold_Fielding" title="Harold Fielding">Harold Fielding</a>'s production of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Music_Man" title="The Music Man">The Music Man</a></i> at the <a href="/wiki/Adelphi_Theatre" title="Adelphi Theatre">Adelphi Theatre</a> in London. The show enjoyed a successful run of almost a year, with Johnson playing the arduous leading role of Harold Hill to great acclaim. In 1968 he was in the successful MGM film <i><a href="/wiki/Yours,_Mine_and_Ours_(1968_film)" title="Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 film)"><i>Yours, Mine and Ours</i> (1968 film)</a></i> along with Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. </p><p>Johnson also guest-starred on <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(TV_series)" title="Batman (TV series)">Batman</a></i> as "The Minstrel" in two episodes (39 and 40) in 1966. In the 1970s, he appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/Here%27s_Lucy" title="Here's Lucy">Here's Lucy</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_M.E." title="Quincy, M.E.">Quincy, M.E.</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/McMillan_%26_Wife" title="McMillan & Wife">McMillan & Wife</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Love,_American_Style" title="Love, American Style">Love, American Style</a></i>. He played a lead character in the 1976 miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/Rich_Man,_Poor_Man_(TV_miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Man, Poor Man (TV miniseries)">Rich Man, Poor Man</a></i>, and was nominated for a prime time <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmy Award">Emmy Award</a> for that role. In the 1980s, he appeared on an episode of <a href="/wiki/Angela_Lansbury" title="Angela Lansbury">Angela Lansbury</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Murder,_She_Wrote" title="Murder, She Wrote">Murder, She Wrote</a></i> along with June Allyson. He also appeared in a special two-part episode of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Boat" title="The Love Boat">The Love Boat</a></i>, "The Musical: My Ex-Mom; The Show Must Go On; The Pest, Parts 1 and 2" which aired on February 27, 1982, and co-starred <a href="/wiki/Ann_Miller" title="Ann Miller">Ann Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ethel_Merman" title="Ethel Merman">Ethel Merman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Della_Reese" title="Della Reese">Della Reese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carol_Channing" title="Carol Channing">Carol Channing</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cab_Calloway" title="Cab Calloway">Cab Calloway</a>. </p><p>In the 1970s, after twice fighting bouts of cancer, Johnson began a second career in <a href="/wiki/Summer_stock" class="mw-redirect" title="Summer stock">summer stock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dinner_theater" title="Dinner theater">dinner theater</a>. In 1985, returning to <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> for the first time since <i>Pal Joey</i>, he was cast in the starring role of the musical <i><a href="/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical)" title="La Cage aux Folles (musical)">La Cage aux Folles</a></i>. In that same year he appeared in a supporting role in <a href="/wiki/Woody_Allen" title="Woody Allen">Woody Allen</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Purple_Rose_of_Cairo" title="The Purple Rose of Cairo">The Purple Rose of Cairo</a></i>. At the age of 75, now grey and rotund, he toured in <i><a href="/wiki/Show_Boat" title="Show Boat">Show Boat</a></i> as Captain Andy. His last film appearance was in <i>Three Days to a Kill</i> (1992). In 2003, he appeared with <a href="/wiki/Betsy_Palmer" title="Betsy Palmer">Betsy Palmer</a> for three performances of <a href="/wiki/A._R._Gurney" title="A. R. Gurney">A. R. Gurney</a>'s <i>Love Letters</i> at a theater in <a href="/wiki/Wesley_Hills" class="mw-redirect" title="Wesley Hills">Wesley Hills</a>, New York.<sup id="cite_ref-Journalnews_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Journalnews-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johnson married former stage actress Eve Abbott (1914–2004) on January 25, 1947, the day after her divorce was finalized from actor <a href="/wiki/Keenan_Wynn" title="Keenan Wynn">Keenan Wynn</a>. Their daughter Schuyler was born in 1948. By this marriage, Johnson gained stepsons Edmond Keenan (Ned) and screenwriter <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Keenan_Wynn" title="Tracy Keenan Wynn">Tracy Keenan Wynn</a>. In a statement by Eve, published after her death at age 90, she said MGM had engineered her marriage to Johnson to cover up his alleged homosexuality. "They needed their 'big star' to be married to quell rumors about his sexual preferences and unfortunately, I was 'It' – the only woman he would marry."<sup id="cite_ref-eve_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eve-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commenting on their complicated relationships, Keenan Wynn's father <a href="/wiki/Ed_Wynn" title="Ed Wynn">Ed Wynn</a> said, "I can't keep them straight. Evie loved Keenan. Keenan loves Evie. Van loves Evie. Evie loves Van. Van loves Keenan. Keenan loves Van."<sup id="cite_ref-eve_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eve-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Johnson's biographer Ronald L. Davis writes that it "seems to have been well known in the film capital" that Johnson had homosexual tendencies, but this was never reported or hinted at by newspaper columnists or movie magazine writers during the era when Johnson made movies.<sup id="cite_ref-davis_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davis-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Studio executive <a href="/wiki/Louis_B._Mayer" title="Louis B. Mayer">Louis B. Mayer</a> made strenuous efforts to quash any potential scandal regarding Johnson and any of his actor-friends whom Mayer suspected of being homosexual.<sup id="cite_ref-davis_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davis-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson's marriage to Eve Abbott ended four years after Mayer's death when Johnson, performing as Professor Harold Hill in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Music_Man" title="The Music Man">The Music Man</a></i> in the <a href="/wiki/West_End_theatre" title="West End theatre">West End</a> in London, is alleged to have begun an affair with a male dancer in the production, according to her son Ned Wynn. He claimed that Johnson left her "for a man – a boy, really. He's the lead boy dancer."<sup id="cite_ref-eve_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eve-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple separated in 1961 and their divorce was finalized in 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In contrast to his "cheery Van" screen image, Eve claimed that he was morose and moody because of his difficult early life. She reported that he had little tolerance for unpleasantness and would stride into his bedroom and seclude himself at the slightest hint of trouble. He had a difficult relationship with his father growing up, and he was estranged from his daughter at the time of his death.<sup id="cite_ref-Harmetz_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harmetz-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_years_and_death">Later years and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Later years and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Van_Johnson_star_HWF.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Van_Johnson_star_HWF.JPG/220px-Van_Johnson_star_HWF.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Van_Johnson_star_HWF.JPG/330px-Van_Johnson_star_HWF.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Van_Johnson_star_HWF.JPG/440px-Van_Johnson_star_HWF.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Star on <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> at 6600 Hollywood Blvd.</figcaption></figure> <p>Johnson retired from acting in the early 1990s and lived in a penthouse at 405 East 54th Street on Manhattan's <a href="/wiki/East_Side_(Manhattan)" title="East Side (Manhattan)">East Side</a>. He moved to Tappan Zee Manor, an assisted living facility in Nyack, New York. He died there on December 12, 2008, at age 92. His remains were cremated.<sup id="cite_ref-AP_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johnson was never nominated for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a> and, during the height of his career, was noted mainly for his cheerful screen presence. Reflecting on his career after his death, one critic observed that Johnson was "capable of an Oscar-worthy performance, and that's more than most movie stars can claim".<sup id="cite_ref-Svetkey_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Svetkey-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For his contribution to the <a href="/wiki/Film_industry" title="Film industry">film industry</a>, Johnson has a star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> at 6600 Hollywood Blvd. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><b>Film</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Too_Many_Girls_(film)" title="Too Many Girls (film)">Too Many Girls</a></i> </td> <td>Chorus boy </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1942 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Murder_in_the_Big_House" title="Murder in the Big House">Murder in the Big House</a></i> </td> <td>Bert Bell </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>For the Common Defense!</i> </td> <td>Agent Pritchard </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Somewhere_I%27ll_Find_You" title="Somewhere I'll Find You">Somewhere I'll Find You</a></i> </td> <td>Lieutenant Wade Hall </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><span data-sort-value="War Against Mrs. Hadley, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_War_Against_Mrs._Hadley" title="The War Against Mrs. Hadley">The War Against Mrs. Hadley</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Michael Fitzpatrick </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Gillespie%27s_New_Assistant" title="Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant">Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1943 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Human Comedy, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Comedy_(film)" title="The Human Comedy (film)">The Human Comedy</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Marcus Macauley </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Gillespie%27s_Criminal_Case" title="Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case">Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pilot_No._5" title="Pilot No. 5">Pilot No. 5</a></i> </td> <td>Everett Arnold </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Madame_Curie_(film)" title="Madame Curie (film)">Madame Curie</a></i> </td> <td>Reporter </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Guy Named Joe, A"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/A_Guy_Named_Joe" title="A Guy Named Joe">A Guy Named Joe</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Ted Randall </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1944 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Two_Girls_and_a_Sailor" title="Two Girls and a Sailor">Two Girls and a Sailor</a></i> </td> <td>John Dyckman Brown III </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><span data-sort-value="White Cliffs of Dover, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_White_Cliffs_of_Dover_(1944_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film)">The White Cliffs of Dover</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Sam Bennett </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/3_Men_in_White" class="mw-redirect" title="3 Men in White">3 Men in White</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Randall 'Red' Ames </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thirty_Seconds_Over_Tokyo" title="Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo">Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_W._Lawson" title="Ted W. Lawson">Ted W. Lawson</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1945 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Between_Two_Women_(1945_film)" title="Between Two Women (1945 film)">Between Two Women</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thrill_of_a_Romance" title="Thrill of a Romance">Thrill of a Romance</a></i> </td> <td>Major Thomas Milvaine </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Week-End_at_the_Waldorf" title="Week-End at the Waldorf">Week-End at the Waldorf</a></i> </td> <td>Captain James Hollis </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1946 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Easy_to_Wed" title="Easy to Wed">Easy to Wed</a></i> </td> <td>William Stevens 'Bill' Chandler </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/No_Leave,_No_Love" title="No Leave, No Love">No Leave, No Love</a></i> </td> <td>Sergeant Michael Hanlon </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Till_the_Clouds_Roll_By" title="Till the Clouds Roll By">Till the Clouds Roll By</a></i> </td> <td>Bandleader in Elite Club </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1947 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/High_Barbaree_(film)" title="High Barbaree (film)">High Barbaree</a></i> </td> <td>Alec Brooke </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Romance of Rosy Ridge, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Romance_of_Rosy_Ridge" title="The Romance of Rosy Ridge">The Romance of Rosy Ridge</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Henry Carson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1948 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Bride Goes Wild, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Bride_Goes_Wild" title="The Bride Goes Wild">The Bride Goes Wild</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Greg Rawlings </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union_(film)" title="State of the Union (film)">State of the Union</a></i> </td> <td>Spike McManus </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Command_Decision_(film)" title="Command Decision (film)">Command Decision</a></i> </td> <td>Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1949 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mother_Is_a_Freshman" title="Mother Is a Freshman">Mother Is a Freshman</a></i> </td> <td>Professor Richard Michaels </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Scene_of_the_Crime_(1949_film)" title="Scene of the Crime (1949 film)">Scene of the Crime</a></i> </td> <td>Mike Conovan </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Good_Old_Summertime" title="In the Good Old Summertime">In the Good Old Summertime</a></i> </td> <td>Andrew Delby Larkin </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Battleground_(film)" title="Battleground (film)">Battleground</a></i> </td> <td>Holley </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1950 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Big Hangover, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Hangover" title="The Big Hangover">The Big Hangover</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>David Muldon </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Duchess_of_Idaho" title="Duchess of Idaho">Duchess of Idaho</a></i> </td> <td>Dick Layne </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1951 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grounds_for_Marriage" title="Grounds for Marriage">Grounds for Marriage</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Three_Guys_Named_Mike" title="Three Guys Named Mike">Three Guys Named Mike</a></i> </td> <td>Mike Lawrence </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Go_for_Broke!_(1951_film)" title="Go for Broke! (1951 film)">Go for Broke!</a></i> </td> <td>Lieutenant Michael Grayson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Big_Country" title="It's a Big Country">It's a Big Country</a></i> </td> <td>Rev. Adam Burch </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Too_Young_to_Kiss" title="Too Young to Kiss">Too Young to Kiss</a></i> </td> <td>Eric Wainwright </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1952 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Invitation_(1952_film)" title="Invitation (1952 film)">Invitation</a></i> </td> <td>Daniel I. "Dan" Pierce </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/When_in_Rome_(1952_film)" title="When in Rome (1952 film)">When in Rome</a></i> </td> <td>Father John X. Halligan </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Story" title="Washington Story">Washington Story</a></i> </td> <td>Joseph T. Gresham </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Adventure" title="Plymouth Adventure">Plymouth Adventure</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Alden" title="John Alden">John Alden</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1953 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Confidentially_Connie" title="Confidentially Connie">Confidentially Connie</a></i> </td> <td>Joe Bedloe </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Remains_to_Be_Seen" title="Remains to Be Seen">Remains to Be Seen</a></i> </td> <td>Waldo Williams </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Easy_to_Love_(1953_film)" title="Easy to Love (1953 film)">Easy to Love</a></i> </td> <td>Ray Lloyd </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1954 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Siege_at_Red_River" title="Siege at Red River">Siege at Red River</a></i> </td> <td>Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Men_of_the_Fighting_Lady" title="Men of the Fighting Lady">Men of the Fighting Lady</a></i> </td> <td>Lt. (JG) Howard Thayer </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Caine Mutiny, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Caine_Mutiny_(1954_film)" title="The Caine Mutiny (1954 film)">The Caine Mutiny</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Lt. Stephen Maryk, USNR </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Brigadoon_(film)" title="Brigadoon (film)">Brigadoon</a></i> </td> <td>Jeff Douglas </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Last Time I Saw Paris, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Time_I_Saw_Paris" title="The Last Time I Saw Paris">The Last Time I Saw Paris</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Charles Wills </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="End of the Affair, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_End_of_the_Affair_(1955_film)" title="The End of the Affair (1955 film)">The End of the Affair</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Maurice Bendrix </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1956 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bottom_of_the_Bottle" title="The Bottom of the Bottle">The Bottom of the Bottle</a></i> </td> <td>Donald Martin / Eric Bell </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Miracle_in_the_Rain_(film)" title="Miracle in the Rain (film)">Miracle in the Rain</a></i> </td> <td>Pvt 1st class Arthur Hugenon </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/23_Paces_to_Baker_Street" title="23 Paces to Baker Street">23 Paces to Baker Street</a></i> </td> <td>Phillip Hannon </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1957 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Slander_(1956_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slander (1956 film)">Slander</a></i> </td> <td>Scott Ethan Martin </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kelly_and_Me" title="Kelly and Me">Kelly and Me</a></i> </td> <td>Len Carmody </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Action_of_the_Tiger" title="Action of the Tiger">Action of the Tiger</a></i> </td> <td>Carson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1959 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Blitzkrieg" title="The Last Blitzkrieg">The Last Blitzkrieg</a></i> </td> <td>Lt. Hans Von Kroner / Sgt. Leonard Richardson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Subway_in_the_Sky" title="Subway in the Sky">Subway in the Sky</a></i> </td> <td>Major Baxter Grant </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_This_Place_(1959_film)" title="Beyond This Place (1959 film)">Beyond This Place</a></i> </td> <td>Paul Mathry </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Enemy_General" title="The Enemy General">The Enemy General</a></i> </td> <td>Allan Lemaire (<a href="/wiki/Office_of_Strategic_Services" title="Office of Strategic Services">OSS</a> agent) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wives_and_Lovers_(film)" title="Wives and Lovers (film)">Wives and Lovers</a></i> </td> <td>Bill Austin </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Divorce_American_Style" title="Divorce American Style">Divorce American Style</a></i> </td> <td>Al Yearling </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1968 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Where_Angels_Go,_Trouble_Follows" title="Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows">Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows</a></i> </td> <td>Father Chase </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Yours,_Mine_and_Ours_(1968_film)" title="Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 film)">Yours, Mine and Ours</a></i> </td> <td>Warrant Officer Darrel Harrison </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1969 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eagles_Over_London" title="Eagles Over London">Eagles Over London</a></i> </td> <td>Air Marshal George Taylor </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Price of Power, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Price_of_Power" title="The Price of Power">The Price of Power</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>President James Garfield </td> <td>Alternative titles: <i>La muerte de un presidente</i> / <i>Texas</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eye_of_the_Spider" title="Eye of the Spider">Eye of the Spider</a></i> </td> <td>Professor Orson Krüger </td> <td>Alternative title: <i>L'occhio del ragno</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Concorde_Affair" class="mw-redirect" title="The Concorde Affair">The Concorde Affair</a></i> </td> <td>Captain Scott </td> <td>Alternative title: <i>Concorde Affaire '79</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/From_Corleone_to_Brooklyn" title="From Corleone to Brooklyn">From Corleone to Brooklyn</a></i> </td> <td>Lieutenant Sturges </td> <td>Alternative titles: <i>Da Corleone a Brooklyn</i> / <i>The Sicilian Boss</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Kidnapping of the President, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Kidnapping_of_the_President" title="The Kidnapping of the President">The Kidnapping of the President</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Vice President Ethan Richards </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Scorpion_with_Two_Tails" class="mw-redirect" title="Scorpion with Two Tails">Scorpion with Two Tails</a></i> </td> <td>Mulligan – Joan's father </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Purple Rose of Cairo, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Purple_Rose_of_Cairo" title="The Purple Rose of Cairo">The Purple Rose of Cairo</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Larry Wilde </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1988 </td> <td><i>Laggiù nella giungla</i> </td> <td>Professor </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Taxi Killer</i> </td> <td>Police Lt. R. Bradford </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Killer_Crocodile" title="Killer Crocodile">Killer Crocodile</a></i> </td> <td>Judge </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i>Fuga dal paradiso</i> </td> <td>Old Narrator </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><i>Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One</i> </td> <td>Gen. McCailland </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Clowning_Around" title="Clowning Around">Clowning Around</a></i> </td> <td>Mr. Ranthow </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Three Days to a Kill</i> </td> <td>Comm. Howard </td> <td>(final film role) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><b>Television</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a></i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Episode: "The Dancing Star" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Pied Piper of Hamelin, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin_(1957_film)" title="The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957 film)">The Pied Piper of Hamelin</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Pied Piper/Truson </td> <td>Television special </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dick_Powell%27s_Zane_Grey_Theatre" title="Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre">Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre</a></i> </td> <td>Frank Gilette </td> <td>Episode: "Deadfall" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/General_Electric_Theater" title="General Electric Theater">General Electric Theater</a></i> </td> <td>Jimmy Devlin </td> <td>Episode: "At Your Service" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Ann Sothern Show, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Ann_Sothern_Show" title="The Ann Sothern Show">The Ann Sothern Show</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Terry Tyler </td> <td>Episode: "Loving Arms" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ben_Casey" title="Ben Casey">Ben Casey</a></i> </td> <td>Frank Dawson </td> <td>Episode: "A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1966 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(TV_series)" title="Batman (TV series)">Batman</a></i> </td> <td>The Minstrel </td> <td>Episodes: "The Minstrel's Shakedown" / "Barbecued Batman?" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Doomsday_Flight" title="The Doomsday Flight">The Doomsday Flight</a></i> </td> <td>Captain Anderson, Pilot </td> <td>TV movie written by <a href="/wiki/Rod_Serling" title="Rod Serling">Rod Serling</a> about a bomb threat to a plane. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Danny Thomas Hour, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Danny_Thomas_Hour" title="The Danny Thomas Hour">The Danny Thomas Hour</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Charlie Snow </td> <td>Episode: "Is Charlie Coming?" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Here%27s_Lucy" title="Here's Lucy">Here's Lucy</a></i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Episode: "Guess Who Owes Lucy $23.50?" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Men_from_Shiloh" class="mw-redirect" title="The Men from Shiloh">The Men from Shiloh</a></i> </td> <td>Alonzo </td> <td>Episode: "The Angus Killer" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><i><span data-sort-value="Doris Day Show, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/The_Doris_Day_Show" title="The Doris Day Show">The Doris Day Show</a></span></span></span></i> </td> <td>Charlie Webb </td> <td>Episodes: "Cousin Charlie" / "The Albatross" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love,_American_Style" title="Love, American Style">Love, American Style</a></i> </td> <td>Don </td> <td>Segment: "Love and the House Bachelor" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Maude_(TV_series)" title="Maude (TV series)">Maude</a></i> </td> <td>Henry </td> <td>Episode: "Flashback" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/McCloud_(TV_series)" title="McCloud (TV series)">McCloud</a></i> </td> <td>Dan Kiley </td> <td>Episode: "This Must Be the Alamo" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/McMillan_%26_Wife" title="McMillan & Wife">McMillan & Wife</a></i> </td> <td>Harry Jerome </td> <td>Episode: "Downshift to Danger" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Girl_on_the_Late,_Late_Show" title="The Girl on the Late, Late Show">The Girl on the Late, Late Show</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rich_Man,_Poor_Man_(TV_miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Man, Poor Man (TV miniseries)">Rich Man, Poor Man</a></i> </td> <td>Marsh Goodwin </td> <td>Miniseries <br /> Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Series</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rich_Man,_Poor_Man_Book_II" title="Rich Man, Poor Man Book II">Rich Man, Poor Man Book II</a></i> </td> <td>Marsh Goodwin </td> <td>Miniseries </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_M.E." title="Quincy, M.E.">Quincy, M.E.</a></i> </td> <td>Al Ringerman </td> <td>Episodes: "Snake Eyes" (Parts 1 & 2) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Boat" title="The Love Boat">The Love Boat</a></i> </td> <td>Bert Wyler </td> <td>S2 E9 "Her Own Two Feet" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/One_Day_at_a_Time_(1975_TV_series)" title="One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)">One Day at a Time</a></i> </td> <td>Gus Webster </td> <td>Episode: "Grandma's Nest Egg" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Boat" title="The Love Boat">The Love Boat</a></i> </td> <td>Various roles </td> <td>Segments: "The Musical" / "My Ex-Mom" / "The Show Must Go On" / "The Pest" / "My Aunt, the Worrier" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Forgotten_Story_(TV_series)" title="The Forgotten Story (TV series)">The Forgotten Story</a></i> </td> <td>Perry </td> <td>Miniseries </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tales_of_the_Unexpected_(TV_series)" title="Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)">Tales of the Unexpected</a></i> </td> <td>Gerry T. Armstrong </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Tales_of_the_Unexpected_episodes#Series_Six" title="List of Tales of the Unexpected episodes">Down Among the Sheltering Palms</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984–1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Murder,_She_Wrote" title="Murder, She Wrote">Murder, She Wrote</a></i> </td> <td>Various roles </td> <td>Episodes: "Hannigan's Wake" / "Menace, Anyone?" / "Hit, Run and Homicide" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents_(1985_TV_series)" title="Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series)">Alfred Hitchcock Presents</a></i> </td> <td>Art Bellasco </td> <td>Episode: "Killer Takes All" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Coming_of_Age_(1988_TV_series)" title="Coming of Age (1988 TV series)">Coming of Age</a></i> </td> <td>"Red" Pepper </td> <td>Episode: "Pauline et Rouge" </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office_ranking">Box office ranking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Box office ranking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For a number of years film exhibitors voted Johnson among the most popular stars in the country: </p> <ul><li>1945 – 2nd (US)</li> <li>1946 – 3rd (US)</li> <li>1950 – 18th (US)</li> <li>1951 – 24th (US)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stage_work">Stage work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Stage work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><b>Stage</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th></tr> <tr> <td>1936</td> <td><i>Eight Men in Manhattan</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936</td> <td><i>New Faces of 1936</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Too_Many_Girls_(musical)" title="Too Many Girls (musical)">Too Many Girls</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pal_Joey_(musical)" title="Pal Joey (musical)">Pal Joey</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961–63; 1973</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Music_Man" title="The Music Man">The Music Man</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962</td> <td><i>Come On Strong</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bye_Bye_Birdie" title="Bye Bye Birdie">Bye Bye Birdie</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963; 1971</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees" title="Damn Yankees">Damn Yankees</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Guys_and_Dolls" title="Guys and Dolls">Guys and Dolls</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Thousand_Clowns" title="A Thousand Clowns">A Thousand Clowns</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965</td> <td><i>Mating Dance</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/On_a_Clear_Day_You_Can_See_Forever" title="On a Clear Day You Can See Forever">On a Clear Day You Can See Forever</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bells_Are_Ringing_(musical)" title="Bells Are Ringing (musical)">Bells Are Ringing</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968</td> <td><i>The Great Sebastians</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968; 1971; 1974</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/There%27s_a_Girl_in_My_Soup_(play)" title="There's a Girl in My Soup (play)">There's a Girl in My Soup (play)</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Forty_Carats" title="Forty Carats">Forty Carats</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972; 1974</td> <td><i>Help Stamp Out Marriage</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/6_Rms_Riv_Vu" title="6 Rms Riv Vu">6 Rms Riv Vu</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boeing-Boeing_(play)" title="Boeing-Boeing (play)">Boeing-Boeing</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/How_to_Succeed_in_Business_Without_Really_Trying_(musical)" title="How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)">How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tribute_(play)" title="Tribute (play)">Tribute</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/No,_No,_Nanette" title="No, No, Nanette">No, No, Nanette</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical)" title="La Cage aux Folles (musical)">La Cage aux Folles</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Showboat_(musical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Showboat (musical)"><i>Showboat</i></a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radio_appearances">Radio appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Radio appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Program</th> <th>Episode/source </th></tr> <tr> <td>1944</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Burns_and_Allen#Radio" title="Burns and Allen">The Burns and Allen Show</a></i></td> <td>NA<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lux_Radio_Theatre" title="Lux Radio Theatre">Lux Radio Theatre</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/You_Came_Along" title="You Came Along">You Came Along</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jack Benny Show">The Jack Benny Show</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weekend_at_the_ACME_Plaza&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Weekend at the ACME Plaza (page does not exist)">Weekend at the ACME Plaza</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cavalcade_of_America" title="Cavalcade of America">Cavalcade of America</a></i></td> <td><i>Billy the Kid</i><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Theatre_Guild_on_the_Air" class="mw-redirect" title="Theatre Guild on the Air">Theatre Guild on the Air</a></i></td> <td><i>State Fair</i><sup id="cite_ref-ddr1_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ddr1-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953</td> <td><i>Broadway Playhouse</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Detective_Story_(play)" title="Detective Story (play)">Detective Story</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-ddr1_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ddr1-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Van_Johnson&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-57806-377-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-57806-377-2">978-1-57806-377-2</a>.</li> <li>Eyman, Scott. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Jid5xNh89wgC&q=Lion+of+Hollywood:+The+Life+and+Legend+of+Louis+B.+Mayer"><i>Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer</i></a>. 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