Johnnie Johnston

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American actor and singer (1915–1996)

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::summary American actor and singer (1915–1996) ::

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Field	Value
name	Johnnie Johnston
image	Johnnie Johnston 1945.JPG
caption	Johnston in 1945
birth_name	John Clifford Johnston
birth_date	December 1, 1915
birth_place	St. Louis, Missouri, US
death_date	January 6, 1996 (aged 80)
death_place	Cape Coral, Florida, US
occupation	Actor
Singer
spouse	{{plainlist
*{{marriage	Kathryn Grayson
*{{marriage	Shirley Carmel
*{{marriage	Jacquelyn Sheresky Unger
children	5
relatives	Kristin Towers-Rowles (granddaughter)
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| name = Johnnie Johnston | image = Johnnie Johnston 1945.JPG | alt = | caption = Johnston in 1945 | birth_name = John Clifford Johnston | birth_date = December 1, 1915 | birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, US | death_date = January 6, 1996 (aged 80) | death_place = Cape Coral, Florida, US | alma_mater = | occupation = Actor Singer | spouse = {{plainlist|

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| children = 5 | relatives = Kristin Towers-Rowles (granddaughter) Johnny Johnston (December 1, 1915 – January 6, 1996) was an American actor and singer who was popular in the 1940s.

Early years

He was born John Clifford Johnston in St. Louis, Missouri.

Radio

In the late 1930s, Johnston had his own program on NBC-Blue.

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 Kathryn Grayson at an August 22, 1947 ceremony in Carmel, California. Grayson was his second wife.

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."{{cite book | last1 = Williams | first1 = Esther | last2 = Diehl | first2 = Digby | author-link = Esther Williams | title = The Million Dollar Mermaid: An Autobiography | year = 1999 | edition = 1st | page = 153 | publisher = Simon & Schuster | isbn = 978-0-15-601135-8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qItZAAAAMAAJ | accessdate = 2010-07-30}} Later, he operated a nightclub in New York City.

On July 31, 1952, Johnston married Shirley I. Carmel in Greenwich, Connecticut. He died in 1996, aged 80.

Hit recordings

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | |US Chart position | |label | |catalog # | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1945 | "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" | 0-89820-083-0}} | Capitol | 186 | | "Laura" | 5 | Capitol | 196 | | | "There Must Be a Way" | 9 | Capitol | 196 | | | 1946 | "One More Dream (and She's Mine)" | 13 | Capitol | 228 | ::

Filmography

References

(Winter 2015). "Johnnie Johnston: Bobbysoxer Heartthrob". Films of the Golden Age.
(June 20, 1938). "(radio listing)". The Emporia Gazette.
Vera, Billy. (2000). "From the Vaults Vol. 4: Love Letters". Capitol Records.
(August 10, 1951). "Kathryn Grayson Sues for Divorce". Los Angeles Times.
(October 4, 1951). "Kathryn Grayson Given Divorce From Johnston". Los Angeles Times.
(August 1, 1952). "Johnnie Johnston Is Wed". The Kansas City Times.
Pop Memories 1890-1954. Joel Whitburn. 1986. Record Research Inc. p. 232. {{ISBN. 0-89820-083-0
Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone [http://www.78discography.com/Capitol100.htm Capitol 100 - 499, numerical listing discography] Online Discographical Project. November 1, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
(October 2, 1942). "Columbia". The Evening Review.
(April 24, 1949). "West Brings Top Tunefilm". The Terre Haute Tribune.

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