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Carmencita Breazeale Johnson b. 31 Mar 1923 Los Angeles, California, USA d. 26 Sep 2000 Ojai, Ventura County, California, USA: Boyums of America

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Carmencita Breazeale Johnson

Female 1923 - 2000  (77 years)



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  • Name Carmencita Breazeale Johnson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Born 31 Mar 1923  Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Name Carmen Breazeale Johnson 
    Residence 1930  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1935  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1975  Ojai, Ventura, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1993  Oxnard, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Died 26 Sep 2000  Ojai, Ventura County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I420  Boyum Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2017 

    Father Sidney Kenneth Johnson,   b. 8 Nov 1884, Mayville, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1960, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Wynonah Breazeale,   b. 18 Dec 1889, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1944, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F45  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jack Lucas Robertson,   b. 18 Mar 1922, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 2003, Ojai, Ventura County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 24 Jul 1949  Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Nicolas Wynn Robertson,   b. 18 Mar 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 2012  (Age 62 years)  [natural]
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Living
    Photos
    California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959
    California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2017 
    Family ID F78  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Mar 1923 - Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1 Apr 1940 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jul 1949 - Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1975 - Ojai, Ventura, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Sep 2000 - Ojai, Ventura County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    1930 United States Federal Census
    1930 United States Federal Census
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959
    California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959
    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Notes 
    • As a child, Carmencita Johnson acted in the "Little Rascals" movie series. When she turned 20, she began to work as a synchronized swimmer in Esther Williams aquatic movies. Her resemblance to the actress Lana Turner also got her work as Turner's stand-in during the 1940's. Carmencita married in 1949, retiring from film work. She and her husband moved to Ojai, California, in 1961, where she became a tireless supporter of the arts. She helped form the Arts Advisory Board. She was selected Ojai Valley Woman of the Year in 1985, and was the longtime publicist for artist George Stuart. LA Times Saturday, September 30, 2000 Home Edition Section: Metro Page: B-6 Obituaries * Carmen Robertson; Ex-Child Actress, Arts Booster Carmen Robertson, 77, former child actress who became prominent in the Ojai arts community. Robertson, who was born in Los Angeles, began appearing in movies as an infant under the name Carmencita Johnson. Her earliest credits include appearances with Lillian Gish in the 1928 film "The Wind" and with Katharine Hepburn in the 1937 release "Quality Street." As a teenager, she landed parts in Esther Williams' water ballets because she could hold her breath for two minutes. Her last film job was an uncredited role in "A Place in the Sun," the 1951 movie starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift. She married Jack Robertson in 1949 and moved to Long Beach to raise their five children. They moved to Ojai in 1961. Robertson helped establish Ojai's long-running Studio Artists' Tour and the Ojai Arts Center. Many of her friends were artists, including internationally known potter Beatrice Wood. Robertson died Tuesday at Ventura County Medical Center after a car crash that also injured her husband. LA Times Friday, September 29, 2000 Ventura County Edition Section: Metro Page: B-3 Child Actress of '20s, '30s Dies After Car Crash Obituary: Carmen Robertson, 77, appeared with screen legends and later nurtured Ojai arts community. By: GAIL DAVIS SPECIAL TO THE TIMES Carmen Robertson, who played bit parts as a child actress in 1920s and 1930s Hollywood with screen legends W.C. Fields, Katharine Hepburn and Lillian Gish, died Tuesday after a car crash in Ventura. She was 77. Robertson moved to Ojai in 1961 and helped establish its long-running Studio Artists' Tour. She also helped establish the Ojai Arts Center. As a teen, she landed parts in Esther Williams' water ballets after it was discovered she could hold her breath for two minutes, said her son, Cullen Robertson. She also appeared in several episodes of the 1930s series "Our Gang," her family said. She retired from film when she married Jack Robertson in 1949 and moved to Long Beach to raise her five children. Cullen Robertson said his mother used to entertain the family with movie stories. "She said W.C. Fields was a nice man after all," he said. In the early days, Robertson was known in Ojai as a "wild woman" with equally interesting friends. One of her closest was world-renowned potter Beatrice Wood, known to friends as "Beato." Robertson was born March 31, 1923, in Los Angeles and began working in films as an infant under the name Carmencita Johnson. She appeared with Gish in the 1928 film "The Wind" and with Hepburn in the 1937 film "Quality Street." The Ojai Valley Museum plans to open an exhibition today of Hollywood memorabilia, including movie posters and still photographs highlighting Robertson's career. Friends said her work with Ojai's artistic community was her greatest artistic legacy. "She loved the arts and shared it with all the tourists who would come. And she did it with a lot of energy and love," said Gayel Childress, an Ojai-based painter and art gallery owner. In April 1999, during a gathering of Ojai elders, Robertson shared with The Times one of her secrets for a successful, peaceful life. "I only speak for myself," she said. "I was born independent, as my mother told me when I was 7. I don't try to be dignified or worry about what others think. I say, 'Good morning!' to my favorite oaks, to the Chief [Chief Peak in the Topatopa Mountains]. I love it when he has a snow mustache--it makes me laugh." The Robertsons were traveling on Harbor Boulevard and turning onto Peninsula Street in Ventura when their 1990 Honda Civic was broadsided by a 1991 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Darin Acosta, 22, of Oxnard, authorities said. The passenger side of the Robertsons' car, where Carmen Robertson was sitting, received the brunt of the impact. She was taken to Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura, where she died about five hours later. Jack Robertson, 78, remained in fair condition Thursday night at the same hospital. Acosta and his two passengers suffered minor injuries and were treated at a local hospital and released. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Robertson is survived by her husband Jack, sons Nicolas, Drew, Winslow and Cullen and a daughter, Sydney, as well as five grandchildren. PHOTO: Carmen Robertson Type of Material: Obituary You can also get a copy of a photo from the actual newspaper. Our Back Issues Department has copies of the paper going back 30-60 days. After that, the newspapers are all recycled. The rates are $2 for the daily edition and $4 for the Sunday edition for subscribers, and $4 and $9, respectively, for non-subscribers. Back Issues can be reached at 1-800-LATIMES, extension 75951 or 213-237-5951.

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