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- Midway through the movie's production in 1943, Johnson was involved in a serious car accident that left him with a metal plate in his forehead and a number of scars on his face that the plastic surgery of the time could not completely correct or conceal; he used heavy makeup to hide them for years.
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Dec 19, 2008 · The late actor Van Johnson had a scar on his forehead from a 1943 car accident that was often covered by makeup. He also faced studio pressure to marry a friend's ex-wife and had a gay affair in London.
A user claims that actor Van Johnson had his scalp nearly sheared off in a car accident and had to crawl to get help. The post is from a subreddit for sharing interesting facts and is not verified by Wikipedia or other sources.
Midway through the movie's production in 1943, Johnson was involved in a serious car accident that left him with a metal plate in his forehead and a number of scars on his face that the plastic surgery of the time could not completely correct or conceal; he used heavy makeup to hide them for years.
Learn about the actor's car accident, studio pressure, marriage, and sexuality in this blog post. See how his scars were hidden and revealed in his films, and how he coped with his career decline.
- David Lobosco
Didya Know? - The scars on Van Johnson's face in The Caine Mutiny (1954) are real, not make-up. While filming A Guy Named Joe (1943), Johnson was in an automobile accident and thrown through the car's windshield. The plastic surgery of the day could not totally remove his scars.
Van Johnson’s scar occurred while he was involved in a severe car accident midway through filming A Guy Named Joe (1943). The crash left him with a metal plate on his forehead, facial...
Dec 13, 2008 · He was left with a severely scarred forehead and ametal plate on the left side of his head, which exempted him from military service. But his near-fatal accident and three-month hospital stay...
