Carmencita Johnson (March 31, 1923 – September 26, 2000) was an American actress. She was best known as a child actress 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 child actress, 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), '' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (1934), '' These Three'' (1936), '' Quality Street'' (1937), and '' The Beloved Brat'' (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 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Darin Acosta. The passenger side of their car, where she was sitting, received the brunt of the impact. She was taken to Ventura County Medical Center, where she died about five hours later.

Filmography

* '' The Courtship of Miles Standish'' (1923) * '' Cradle Robbers'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Darwin Was Right'' (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) * '' The Honeymoon Express'' (1926) * ''

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'' (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) * '' The Angel of Broadway'' (1927) * '' Four Sons'' (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) * '' Wonder of Women'' (1929) * '' Tom Sawyer'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Forbidden'' (1932) * '' Polly of the Circus'' (1932) * '' So Big'' (1932) * '' Wild Girl'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' The Power and the Glory'' (1933) * '' One Sunday Afternoon'' (1933) * '' Doctor Bull'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (1934) * '' Mystery Mountain'' (1934) * '' Kid Millions'' (1934) * '' The County Chairman'' (1935) * '' The Good Fairy'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' The Music Goes 'Round'' (1936) * '' These Three'' (1936) * '' The First Baby'' (1936) * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1936) * '' Pepper'' (1936) * '' Quality Street'' (1937) * '' True Confession'' (1937) * '' The Beloved Brat'' (1938) * '' Keep Smiling'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1940) * '' Henry Aldrich for President'' (1941) * '' Young America'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Duel in the Sun'' (1946) * '' This Time for Keeps'' (1947) * '' On an Island with You'' (1948) * '' Hollow Triumph'' (1948) * '' Neptune's Daughter'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' A Place in the Sun'' (1951)

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* {{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