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- Died
- Birth nameJohn Harold Johnson
- John H. Johnson was born on January 19, 1918 in Arkansas City, Arkansas, USA. He was married to Eunice Johnson. He died on August 8, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpouseEunice Johnson(June 21, 1941 - August 8, 2005) (his death, 2 children)
- Was the founder and Publisher of Ebony and Jet Magazines
- Father of Linda Johnson Rice.
- Father-in-law of Mel Farr.
- One of the first African-American men to appear on the Forbes 400 rich list.
- Elected to 20th Century Fox's Board of Directors'. This was the first time that a black American had held an administrative job in a major studio: March 1971.
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