ACTOR VAN JOHNSON DIES
Hollywood veteran VAN JOHNSON has died at the age of 92.
The actor - who rose to fame in the 1940s - died of natural causes at a New York assisted living center on Friday (12Dec08).
Johnson became known for his all-American charm on screen in the 1940s and 50s, which earned him the nickname "the non-singing Sinatra".
His silver screen credits include A Guy Named Joe, The Caine Mutiny and 30 Seconds over Tokyo, opposite Elizabeth Taylor.
Johnson returned to his theatrical roots in the 1960s, with a role in Damn Yankees and a stint in The Music Man on London’s West End.
His television credits also include The Love Boat, Fantasy Island and McMillan & Wife.
In the 1980s, Johnson appeared on Broadway in Jerry Herman musical La Cage aux Folles, which he followed up with a small role in Woody Allen’s 1985 movie The Purple Rose of Cairo.
He is survived by a daughter, Schuyler, from his late ex-wife Eve Lynn Abbott Wynn.
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