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.
He was born John Clifford Johnston in St. Louis, Missouri.[citation needed]
In the late 1930s, Johnston had his own program on NBC-Blue.[2]
Johnston had several hits on the Capitol label.
Johnston was married five times, and had five children. One of his marriages was to actress Kathryn Grayson[3] at an August 22, 1947 ceremony in Carmel, California.[4] Grayson was his second wife.[5] On October 7, 1948, the couple's only child, daughter, Patricia Kathryn "Patty Kate" Johnston, was born. Grayson and Johnston separated on November 15, 1950. On October 3, 1951, Grayson was given a divorce from Johnston on the grounds of mental cruelty.[6]
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.
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] |