Lamont Johnson

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Lamont Johnson

AKA Ernest Lamont Johnson, Jr.

Born: 30-Sep-1922
Birthplace: Stockton, CA
Died: 24-Oct-2010
Location of death: Monterey, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

Father: Ernest Lamont Johnson, Sr. (realtor)
Mother: Ruth Alice Fairchild
Wife: Toni Merrill (actress, m. 27-Jul-1945)
Son: Jeremy Caroline
Daughter: Carolyn
Son: Christopher

University: University of California at Los Angeles (attended 1942-43)

Emmy 1985 for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Emmy 1988 for Lincoln (miniseries)

FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
The Broken Chain (12-Dec-1993)
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (24-Feb-1992)
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (20-May-1990)
Lincoln (27-Mar-1988)
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (14-May-1984)
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (20-May-1983)
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (29-Sep-1982)
Cattle Annie and Little Britches (24-Apr-1981)
Crisis at Central High (4-Feb-1981)
Off the Minnesota Strip (5-May-1980)
Somebody Killed Her Husband (29-Sep-1978)
One On One (28-Jun-1977)
Lipstick (1-Apr-1976)
Fear on Trial (2-Oct-1975)
The Execution of Private Slovik (13-Mar-1974)
Visit to a Chief's Son (1974)
The Last American Hero (27-Jul-1973)
That Certain Summer (1-Nov-1972)
You'll Like My Mother (13-Oct-1972)
The Groundstar Conspiracy (12-Jun-1972)
A Gunfight (25-Aug-1971)
The McKenzie Break (28-Oct-1970)
My Sweet Charlie (20-Jan-1970)
Kona Coast (May-1968)
A Covenant with Death (15-Feb-1967)

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Shogun Assassin (11-Nov-1980) [VOICE]
One On One (28-Jun-1977)
The Brothers Rico (23-Aug-1957) · Peter Malaks
Please Murder Me (Mar-1956)
The Human Jungle (28-Sep-1954)
Sally and Saint Anne (Jul-1952) · Willie O'Moyne
Retreat, Hell! (19-Feb-1952)

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