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- Birth nameErnest Lamont Johnson Jr.
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- Lamont Johnson was born on September 30, 1922 in Stockton, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), Lipstick (1976) and Lincoln (1988). He was married to Tony Johnson. He died on October 24, 2010 in Monterey, California, USA.
- SpouseTony Johnson(December 27, 1945 - April 21, 2009) (her death, 3 children)
- Schooled at Pasadena City College. First performed in radio drama and worked as a radio announcer. Acted at the Pasadena Playhouse. During World War II was classified as unfit for military service due to health problems, but worked with the USO entertaining troops in Europe. In the 1950s and 1960s made a name for himself as a director of seminal television episodes, particularly The Twilight Zone (1959). Later specialized in made-for-TV movies and miniseries.
- Had tuberculosis of the leg as a child, and was an invalid until age 10.
- Attended UCLA.
- Projects about human problems, about the testing of the human experience, about the pressures which exist upon human beings in a difficult world, are what really involve me. The traps people get into and have to battle out of are the elements of drama with which I like to deal.
- [1992, interview in "The Miami Herald"] I find a great many things that never make it to the big screen, because they're controversial, wind up on television, and done with a considerable amount of daring. That seems surprising in a medium that's supposed to be timid or anxious.
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