R.I.P. Van Johnson

by gregbell 12/12/2008 9:36:00 PM

Thank you to a number of listeners for alerting me to his passing on Friday at age 92. I have played him on the channel over the past two weeks. 

Johnson in the November 2nd, 1944 Suspense episode "The Singing Walls" plays at 8:30pm ET Saturday (12/13) evening and than at 8:30am ET Sunday (12/14) morning.

 

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12/14/2008 3:44:15 AM

bob conrad

I heard him on the channel just yesterday, and enjoyed him. Then this morning I find his obit in the paper. Timing is everything. Keep up the good work Greg.

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12/14/2008 4:53:52 PM

Amanda

I am so sorry to hear about Van Johnson's passing. He was one of my favorite actors. He just seemed like a nice guy and so genuine. I just loved watching him on screen, especially when he was paired with sweethearts like June Allyson. R.I.P.

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12/16/2008 2:58:06 PM

Margaret Ciarlo

Thank you for playing Van Johnson,He was my favorite actor,I will never forget him. In Gog's name R.I.P.

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12/17/2008 5:07:40 AM

Rosemary

I like to think Van is young again and is with June Allyson, with whom he starred in many pictures. I also remember him fondly in the less than perfect 1968 vehicle "Yours, Mine & Ours." As another writer said, Van seemed so genuine, so real, so like the guy next door. He was the same age as my Uncle Harold, who turned 92 in September and who, for the most part, is going strong and remains as sharp as a tack. RIP, Van, and thank you for the hours of pleasure you gave to so many people, including me. I even remember him in a few episodes of "Murder, She Wrote." Too bad today's crop of stars aren't as real and as magnanimous as Van Johnson. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

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All of my life, I have experienced Karl Malden's breathtaking performance in The Streets of San Francisco and as a steel worker in Skag... however, Mr. Malden died today... tell all the television viewers of the world Michael Douglas and Piper Laurie said so.

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