Johnnie Johnston
Johnnie Johnston | |
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Born | John Clifford Johnston December 1, 1915 |
Died | January 6, 1996 (aged 80) Cape Coral, Florida, US |
Occupation(s) | Actor Singer |
Spouses |
Shirley Carmel
(m. 1952, divorced)Beverley Markley (m. 1975) |
Children | 5 |
Johnny Johnston (December 1, 1915 – January 6, 1996)[1] was an American actor and singer who was popular in the 1940s.
Early years
He was born John Clifford Johnston in
Radio
In the late 1930s, Johnston had his own program on NBC-Blue.[2]
Recordings
Johnston had several hits on the Capitol label.
Personal life and death
Johnston was married five times, and had five children. One of his marriages was to actress
Johnston's This Time for Keeps co-star, Esther Williams, claimed in her 1999 autobiography that while making the film, Johnston would read Grayson's intimate letters aloud to the girls in his fan club, including the "all-too-graphic details concerning what she liked about his love-making."[7] Later, he operated a nightclub in New York City.[3]
On July 31, 1952, Johnston married Shirley I. Carmel in Greenwich, Connecticut.[5] He died in 1996, aged 80.
Hit recordings
Year | Single | US Chart position | label | catalog # |
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1945 | "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" | 7[8] | Capitol | 186 [9] |
"Laura" | 5[8] | Capitol | 196[9] | |
"There Must Be a Way" | 9[8] | Capitol | 196[9] | |
1946 | "One More Dream (and She's Mine)" | 13[8] | Capitol | 228[9] |
Filmography
- Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
- Priorities on Parade (1942)[10]
- This Time for Keeps (1947)[11]
- Unchained (1955)
- Rock Around the Clock (1956)
References
- ^ Wagner, Laura (Winter 2015). "Johnnie Johnston: Bobbysoxer Heartthrob". Films of the Golden Age (83): 71–72.
- ^ a b Vera, Billy (2000). From the Vaults Vol. 4: Love Letters (CD). Hollywood: Capitol Records. p. 7.
- ProQuest 166256687.
- ^
- ProQuest 166274081.
- ISBN 978-0-15-601135-8. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ ISBN 0-89820-083-0
- ^ a b c d Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone Capitol 100 - 499, numerical listing discography Online Discographical Project. November 1, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
External links
- Johnnie Johnston at IMDb