Rita Johnson

Rita Ann Johnson August 13 1913 October 31 1965 was an American actress Early in her career Johnson was busy in radio Johnson began acting on Broadway in 1935 and started her film career two years later She played a murderer in Here Comes Mr Jordan 1941 and a doomed wife in the RKO film noir They Wont Believe Me 1947 In an incident that was never fully explained Johnson suffered a head trauma on September 6 1948 that required brain surgery Unsubstantiated rumors promulgated by gossip columnists such as Walter Winchell suggested she might have been abused by a boyfriend but the only explanation she offered was that a large industrialgrade hair dryer at her apartment had fallen on her She was in a coma for two weeks and it was reported it took her a year to recover Her left side was paralyzed temporarily and for a while she couldnt walk The injury put a virtual halt to her film career Her screen time in movies after that was limited due to her reduced mobility and powers of concentration Johnson suffered from alcoholism from the time of her injuries until her death of a brain hemorrhage at age 52 From Wikipedia