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Zita Johann (born Elisabeth Johann; 14 July 1904 – 24 September 1993) was an Austrian-American actress. She is known for her role in Karl Freund's film The Mummy (1932) starring Boris Karloff.
Oct 6, 1993 · Zita Johann, actress: born Temesvar, Hungary 14 July 1904; died Nyack, New York 24 September 1993. ZITA JOHANN was once described by Universal Studio publicists as 'Hollywood's latest enigma',...
Zita Johann was born on 14 July 1904 in Temesvar, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis, Romania]. She was an actress, known for The Mummy (1932), The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) and Tiger Shark (1932). She was married to Bernard Edward Shedd (Schetnitz), John McCormick and John Houseman.
Later in life, Johann taught acting lessons to children with special needs. Johann’s last film appearance was in 1986 in Raiders of the Living Dead. Johann died of pneumonia on September 17, 1993 in Nyack, New York. Scope and content note This collection documents the acting career and personal life of actress Zita Johann. It consists of
Mar 8, 2024 · In 1986, Zita Johann made one final, kind of random appearance, as a librarian in the horror film Raiders of the Living Dead. She died September 24, 1993, at 89 years old.
Mar 7, 2024 · by Susan King Nobody put Zita Johann in a corner. Especially not Hollywood. She was a Broadway baby who even turned down the chance to star in the 1929 silent/talkie version of “Show Boat” to appear on the Great White Way in the 1928 drama “Machinal,” which also featured a very young Clark Gable.
Zita Johann was born on 14 July 1904 in Temesvar, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis, Romania]. She was an actress, known for The Mummy (1932), The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) and Tiger Shark (1932). She was married to Bernard Edward Shedd (Schetnitz), John McCormick and John Houseman.
Johann, Zita (1904–1993) Hungarian-born stage and film actress. Born near Temesvar, Hungary (now Timisoara, Rumania), on July 14, 1904; died of pneumonia at Nyack Hospital, Nyack, New York , on September 24, 1993; her father had been an officer in the emperor's Hussars; attended Bryant High School on Long Island ; married John Houseman ...
Sep 30, 1993 · Zita Johann, a stage and film actress who played Boris Karloff's love interest in "The Mummy," died on Friday at Nyack Hospital in Nyack, N.Y. She was 89 and lived in Orangeburg, N.Y.
Feb 27, 2015 · Zita shared her life story with author Rick Atkins during their nineteen-year friendship. She told of her tumultuous family, with whom she immigrated at age six to America, her long love of the...
