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- catalog abstract ""Van Johnson's dazzling smile, shock of red hair, and suntanned freckled cheeks made him a movie-star icon. Among teenaged girls in the 1940s he was popularized as the bobbysoxer's heartthrob. He won the nation's heart, too, by appearing in a series of blockbuster war films - A Guy Named Joe, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, and Battleground. Perennially a leading man opposite June Allyson, Esther Williams, Judy Garland, and Janet Leigh, he rose to fame radiating the sunshine image Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer chose for him, that of an affable, wholesome boy-next-door. Legions of adoring moviegoers were captivated by this idealized persona that generated huge box-office profits for the studio. However, Johnson's off-screen life was not so sunny. His mother had rejected him in childhood, and he lived his adult life dealing with sexual ambivalence. A marriage was arranged with the ex-wife of his best friend, the actor Keenan Wynn. During the waning years of Hollywood's Golden Age she and Johnson lived amid the glow of Hollywood's A-crowd. Yet their private life was charged with tension and conflict. This biography traces the career and influence of a favorite star and narrates a fascinating, sometimes troubled life story."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12234855.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Van Johnson's dazzling smile, shock of red hair, and suntanned freckled cheeks made him a movie-star icon. Among teenaged girls in the 1940s he was popularized as the bobbysoxer's heartthrob. He won the nation's heart, too, by appearing in a series of blockbuster war films - A Guy Named Joe, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, and Battleground. Perennially a leading man opposite June Allyson, Esther Williams, Judy Garland, and Janet Leigh, he rose to fame radiating the sunshine image Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer chose for him, that of an affable, wholesome boy-next-door. Legions of adoring moviegoers were captivated by this idealized persona that generated huge box-office profits for the studio. However, Johnson's off-screen life was not so sunny.".
- catalog description "His mother had rejected him in childhood, and he lived his adult life dealing with sexual ambivalence. A marriage was arranged with the ex-wife of his best friend, the actor Keenan Wynn. During the waning years of Hollywood's Golden Age she and Johnson lived amid the glow of Hollywood's A-crowd. Yet their private life was charged with tension and conflict. This biography traces the career and influence of a favorite star and narrates a fascinating, sometimes troubled life story."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-239), filmography (p. 241-242) and index.".
- catalog description "Newport -- New York -- Early Hollywood -- Heartthrob -- Trouble in Paradise -- Resilient MGM Star -- Freelance Actor -- Holding Together -- Later Years.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 256 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "1578063779 (hbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Hollywood legends series".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jackson : University Press of Mississippi,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "791.43/028/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Johnson, Van, 1916-2008.".
- catalog subject "Motion picture actors and actresses United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "PN2287.J58 V38 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Newport -- New York -- Early Hollywood -- Heartthrob -- Trouble in Paradise -- Resilient MGM Star -- Freelance Actor -- Holding Together -- Later Years.".
- catalog title "Van Johnson : MGM's golden boy / Ronald L. Davis.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".