Emilie Johnson
Swedish-American author and movie producer (1867–1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Emilie Johnson (1867 – 1941) was a Swedish-American author, scenarist, and movie producer. She was the mother of American actor, director, producer, and writer Emory Johnson. In 1912, Emory Johnson dropped out of college and embarked upon a career in the movie business, starting as an assistant camera operator at Essanay Studios.[1]
Emilie Johnson | |
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Born | (1867-06-03)June 3, 1867 Gothenburg, Sweden |
Died | September 23, 1941(1941-09-23) (aged 74) Hollywood, California |
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Years active | 1914–1930 |
Children | Emory Johnson |
In 1913, Emilie Johnson and her husband moved from San Francisco, California to Essanay company bungalows in Niles, California to support their son. In 1915, she began writing stories for the screen.[2]
In the 1920s, Johnson and her son became famous as Hollywood's only mother-son directing/writing team. She wrote all of the stories and screenplays her son used for his successful career directing melodramas. The Johnson team continued producing melodramas until the late 1920s. By the early 1930s, their string of successes had ended. Emilie Johnson died in Los Angeles in 1941. She was living with her son at the time of her death.