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Van Johnson: 1916 - 2008

14 December 2008 1:27 PM, PST | IMDb News

Van Johnson, the freckled, red-haired heartthrob of the ‘40s, who attempted to shake his boy-next-door image during the ‘50s in a slew of films, died Friday at 92, of natural causes, in Nyack, New York. »

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Hollywood veteran Van Johnson dies

13 December 2008 9:16 PM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Hollywood veteran and 1940s and '50s heart-throb Van Johnson has died from natural causes at the age of 92. Johnson was best known for his roles in films such as A Guy Named Joe and The Caine Mutiny, although he had a career revival in the 1980s appearing in the Broadway musical La Cage Aux Folles and Woody Allen's (more) »

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Van Johnson Dies At Age 92

12 December 2008 5:46 PM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

One of Hollywood's last living actors associated with the glory days of the film industry has passed away. Van Johnson, one of the industry's glamour boys, was 92 years old. Although he never broke through to superstardom, Johnson was a popular leading man whose career peaked in the 1950s. Generally relegated to playing romantic leads, Johnson's good looks might well have prevented him from getting more interesting roles. By the 1960s, he landed prominent roles in a few "A" list studio pictures like Wives and Lovers and Divorce, American Style but from there it was basically a downhill ride. Throughout the ensuing years, he appeared largely in B movies and little-seen Euro trash productions, though he did have a supporting role in Woody Allen's 1985 film The Purple Rose of Cairo. In a column about Johnson's career, Entertainment Weekly appropriately notes that the high point was his superb performance in the »

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Actor Van Johnson Dies

12 December 2008 11:34 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Hollywood veteran Van Johnson has died at the age of 92.

The actor - who rose to fame in the 1940s - died of natural causes at a New York assisted living center on Friday.

Johnson became known for his all-American charm on screen in the 1940s and 50s, which earned him the nickname "the non-singing Sinatra".

His silver screen credits include A Guy Named Joe, The Caine Mutiny and 30 Seconds over Tokyo.

Johnson returned to his theatrical roots in the 1960s, with a role in Damn Yankees and a stint in The Music Man on London's West End.

His television credits also include The Love Boat, Fantasy Island and McMillan + Wife.

In the 1980s, Johnson appeared on Broadway in Jerry Herman musical La Cage aux Folles, which he followed up with a small role in Woody Allen's 1985 movie The Purple Rose of Cairo.

He is survived by a daughter, Schuyler, from his late ex-wife Eve Lynn Abbott Wynn. »

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Veteran’s Day: 16 Of The Best World War II Movies

11 November 2008 12:27 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

It’s Veteran’s Day today - the day we remember and honor soldiers and sailors that serve and have served in the military in defense of the United States of America and other countries.

I thought it would be appropriate to put together a list of classic war movies to commemorate the holiday…

 

This is by no means a complete list, just some of my favorites and those that came to mind - feel free to add your favorites and nudge my memory over any obvious ones I may have forgotten in the comments below.

Casablanca (1942) - Humphrey Bogart & Ingrid Bergman, a classic if there ever was one: Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II,  an American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications - and woe unto anyone who thinks of doing a remake of this film!

Flying Tigers (1942) - John Wayne »

- Vic Holtreman

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