Timeline Van Johnson

American actor, MGM's boy next door of the war years.

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1916 Van Johnson born in Newport Van Johnson is born in Newport.
1940 Van Johnson in Too Many Girls He dances in the Broadway musical and its film version.
1942 Van Johnson signs with MGM He joins MGM, which makes him a star during the war.
1943 Van Johnson in A Guy Named Joe He stars with Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne.
1944 Van Johnson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo He plays pilot Ted Lawson in the Doolittle Raid film.
1945 Van Johnson in Thrill of a Romance He stars with Esther Williams.
1947 Van Johnson in The Romance of Rosy Ridge He stars with Janet Leigh in her debut.
1949 Van Johnson in Battleground He stars in the Battle of the Bulge drama.
1954 Van Johnson in Brigadoon He stars with Gene Kelly.
1954 Van Johnson in The Caine Mutiny He plays Lieutenant Maryk.
1954 Van Johnson in The Last Time I Saw Paris He stars with Elizabeth Taylor.
1961 Van Johnson in The Music Man in London He stars as Harold Hill in the West End.
1985 Van Johnson in The Purple Rose of Cairo He appears in Woody Allen's film.
2008 Van Johnson dies in Nyack Van Johnson dies aged 92.