Zita Johann

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Zita Johann
Johann in 1927
Born
Elisabeth Johann

(1904-07-14)14 July 1904
Deutschbentschek (near Temesvar), Austria-Hungary
Died24 September 1993(1993-09-24) (aged 89)
Nyack, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active
  • 1924–1942
  • 1962
  • 1986
Spouses
​
​
(m. 1929; div. 1933)​
  • John McCormick
  • Bernard E. Shedd[1]
PartnerJohn Huston

Zita Johann (born Elisabeth Johann; 14 July 1904 – 24 September 1993) was an Austrian-American actress. She is known for her role in Karl Freund's film The Mummy (1932) starring Boris Karloff.

Life and career

A German-speaking Banat Swabian, Zita Johann was born Elisabeth Johann in the village of Deutschbentschek (near Timișoara), Austria-Hungary. The village is now part of Romania. Her father, a hussar officer named Stefan Johann, emigrated with his family to the United States in 1911.[2]

She debuted on

learning disorders.[1]

She made her last film appearance in the 1986 horror film Raiders of the Living Dead.

Johann married three times. In 1962, she was a guest artist at Elmwood Playhouse in

Don Juan In Hell
.

Johann died from pneumonia at a hospital in Nyack, New York, on 24 September 1993, aged 89.[1] She was cremated and her ashes were scattered on a family farm in upstate New York.

Theatre credits

Zita Johann and Clark Gable in Machinal (1928)
Date Title Role Notes
14 April – June 1924 Man and the Masses First Woman Prisoner
Garrick Theatre, New York[3]
24 November 1924 – January 1925 Dawn Judith Sam H. Harris Theatre, New York[3]
18 June – 29 November 1925 Grand Street Follies Performer Neighborhood Playhouse, New York[3]
25 January – March 1926 The Goat Song Kruna Guild Theatre, New York[3]
7 September – 24 November 1928 Machinal A Young Woman Plymouth Theatre, New York[3]
1–1 April, 930 Troyka Natascha Hudson Theatre, New York[3]
22 September – October 1930 Uncle Vanya Sofya Alexandrovna Booth Theatre, New York[3]
13 January – July 1931 Tomorrow and Tomorrow Eve Redman Henry Miller's Theatre, New York[3]
14–16 March 1935
Panic
 		Ione Imperial Theatre, New York[3][4]: 159 
27 May – June 1935 Seven Keys to Baldpate Mary Norton National Theatre, New York[3]
1–2 March 1940 The Burning Deck Nina Brandt
Maxine Elliott Theatre, New York[3]
23 June – July 1942 Broken Journey Rachel Thatcher Arlen Henry Miller's Theatre, New York[3]

Filmography

Poster for The Mummy (1932)
Year Title Role Notes
1931 The Struggle Florrie Wilson [5]
1932 Tiger Shark Quita Silva [5]
The Mummy Helen Grosvenor [6]
1933 Luxury Liner Miss Morgan [6]
The Man Who Dared Teena Pavelic [6]
The Sin of Nora Moran Nora Moran [6]
1934 Grand Canary Suzan Tranter [6]
1986 Raiders of the Living Dead Librarian [5]
1993 D. W. Griffith: Father of Film On-screen participant (documentary) [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Grimes, William (30 September 1993). "Zita Johann Dead; Actress, 89, Played The Mummy's Love". The New York Times. p. B11. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Deutschbentschek in Banat". DVHH. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Zita Johann". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. ISBN 0-671-21034-3
    .
  5. ^ a b c d "Zita Johann". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Zita Johann". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zita Johann.
Wikiquote has quotations related to Zita Johann.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zita_Johann&oldid=1180659036"