
Georgann Johnson

Georgann Johnson (born Georgia Anne Johnson, August 15, 1926 – June 4, 2018) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She was also known as Georgiann Johnson and Georgianne Johnson.
Early years.
Johnson was born in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of George and Helene (Hjerleid) Johnson. She attended Decorah High School, Luther College, and Northwestern University before becoming an actress in 1952.
Stage.
In 1953, Johnson was cast with her future husband, actor Stanley Prager, in the Broadway revival of "Room Service" starring Jack Lemmon. Johnson and Prager wed in 1956. Her other Broadway credits include "Critic's Choice" (1960), "Drink to Me Only" (1958), and "Reclining Figure" (1954).
Film.
In films, Johnson had roles in "Short Cut to Hell" (1957), "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" (1973), "Health" (1980), "The Day After" (1983), "The Slugger's Wife" (1985), "Murphy's Romance" (1985) and "Quicksilver" (1986).
Television.
Johnson debuted on television in commercials. She played the blind love interest to Charles Bronson, who used his unexpected fortune to pay for surgery to restore her sight, in an episode of "The Millionaire" She went on to play Alice Snowden in "Archie Bunker's Place", Dorothy Jarvis in "Cutter to Houston", Marge Weskitt on "Mister Peepers", and Katherine McKay on "Our Family Honor". She was also a regular on "The Larry Storch Show". During the 1970s, she appeared in long-running cross-over role of Ellen Grant in both "Another World" and its spinoff "Somerset", as well as Jane Spencer in "As the World Turns". She later played Charlotte O'Neill, mother of the title character in "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill" (played by Sharon Gless).. She played the part of Doreen Selvy in "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" "The Night of the Execution" about a desperate deputy district attorney who gets a murder conviction against a man for killing his wife, then is confronted by another man who claims he committed the crime.
Personal life.
Johnson married Prager in 1954, and they remained wed until his death in 1972. In 1981, she married Jack Tenner. They remained wed until his death in 2008.
Death.
On June 4, 2018, Johnson died in Los Angeles at the age of 91. She was survived by her four daughters and three grandchildren.
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