Kay Johnson

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Catherine Townsend Kay Johnson November 29 1904 November 17 1975 was an American stage and film actress Johnson was signed to a contract with MetroGoldwynMayer by Cecil B DeMille following a performance of The Silver Cord at the Repertory Theater in Los Angeles California The play was produced by Simeon Gest of the Figueroa Playhouse Her film debut came in Dynamite 1929 written by Jeanie Macpherson and featuring Charles Bickford and Conrad Nagel Production was delayed while Johnson recovered from an appendectomy She went on to appear in The Ship from Shanghai 1930 This Mad World 1930 Billy the Kid 1930 The Spoilers 1930 with Gary Cooper and Betty Compson DeMilles Madam Satan 1930 Passion Flower 1930 Capras American Madness 1932 Thirteen Women 1932 Of Human Bondage which starred Leslie Howard and Bette Davis Jalna 1935 and Mr Lucky 1943 Johnson was cast opposite Warner Baxter in a screen adaptation of Such Men Are Dangerous by Elinor Glyn The story was adapted to the screen by Fox Film Johnsons final film appearance came in the 1954 British film Jivaro also known as Lost Treasure of the Amazon