Carmencita Johnson (March 31, 1923 – September 26, 2000) was an American actress. She was best known as a

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in the 1920s and 1930s.

Early life and career

Johnson was born in

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, to Wynonah B. (née Breazeale) and Sidney K. Johnson. She had six siblings, Kenneth, Dick Winslow, Cammilla, Seessel Anne, Cullen, and Payne, all of whom also acted in films. The-way-of-all-flesh-1927

Beginning her career as a

, she appeared in the ''

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'' short films when she was just a few months old. With a career spanning 28 years, she played

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s in more than 70 films, notably '' The Winning of Barbara Worth'' (1926), '' The Way of All Flesh'' (1927), '' The Wind'' (1928), ''

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'' (1934), '' These Three'' (1936), '' Quality Street'' (1937), and ''

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'' (1938). Her last film job was an uncredited role in '' A Place in the Sun'' (1951).

Personal life

Johnson was married to Jack Robertson from 1949 until her death in 2000. They had four sons, Nicolas, Drew, Winslow, and Cullen, and a daughter, Sydney.

Later life and death

After marrying in 1949, Johnson subsequently retired from film work and became known as Carmen Robertson. She and her husband then moved to

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to raise their five children. In 1961, they moved to Ojai, where she was prominent in the arts community. She helped establish the Ojai Studio Artists Tour and the Ojai Art Center. In 1985, she was selected Ojai Valley Woman of the Year. On September 26, 2000, the Robertsons were traveling on

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and turning onto Peninsula Street in Ventura when their 1990

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was broadsided by a 1991

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driven by Darin Acosta. The passenger side of their car, where she was sitting, received the brunt of the impact. She was taken to

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, where she died about five hours later.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1923) * '' Cradle Robbers'' (1924) * '' Dante's Inferno'' (1924) * ''

Darwin Was Right ''Darwin Was Right'' is a 1924 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Eddie Moran. The film stars Nell Brantley, George O'Hara, Stanley Blystone, Dan Mason, Lon Poff and Bud Jamison. The film was released on October 26, 1 ...

'' (1924) * '' The Roughneck'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Zander the Great'' (1925) * '' Drusilla with a Million'' (1925) * '' Thunder Mountain'' (1925) * '' Rose of the World'' (1925) * '' The Golden Cocoon'' (1925) * '' The Shining Adventure'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

The Sign of the Claw ''The Sign of the Claw'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Ethel Shannon, Edward Hearn and Lee Shumway.Munden p.715 Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for Pete ...

'' (1926) * '' The Winning of Barbara Worth'' (1926) * '' The Auctioneer'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' The Way of All Flesh'' (1927) * '' Fire and Steel'' (1927) * '' The Country Doctor'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

Four Sons ''Four Sons'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed and produced by John Ford and written for the screen by Philip Klein from a story by I. A. R. Wylie first published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' as "Grandmother Bernle Learns Her ...

'' (1928) * '' The Trail of '98'' (1928) * '' The Patriot'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Awakening'' (1928) * '' The Wind'' (1928) * '' Ned McCobb's Daughter'' (1928) * '' Blue Skies'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Forbidden'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' So Big'' (1932) * '' Wild Girl'' (1932) * '' Murders in the Zoo'' (1933) * '' The Power and the Glory'' (1933) * '' One Sunday Afternoon'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

'' (1934) * '' Mystery Mountain'' (1934) * '' Kid Millions'' (1934) * '' The County Chairman'' (1935) * '' The Good Fairy'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' These Three'' (1936) * '' The First Baby'' (1936) * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1936) * '' Pepper'' (1936) * '' Quality Street'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

'' (1938) * '' Keep Smiling'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1941) * '' Young America'' (1942) * '' Reap the Wild Wind'' (1942) * '' Duel in the Sun'' (1946) * '' This Time for Keeps'' (1947) * '' On an Island with You'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * '' Neptune's Daughter'' (1949) * '' Air Hostess'' (1949) * '' A Place in the Sun'' (1951)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Carmencita 1923 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles American child actresses American film actresses Road incident deaths in California