Johnson was the source of Groucho Marx's famous quote, “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members.” Johnson published the remark in his column of 20 October 1949, claiming it came from Marx's resignation letter to the Friars Club. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Johnson hosted a TV series about Hollywood called Erskine Johnson's Hollywood Reel which aired on Paramount Television Network's flagship station KTLA. It was syndicated to other markets, including Washington, D. C., and Buffalo.[4] On November 14, 1949, Johnson began a program on WOR radio three afternoons per week.[5]
Between 1937 and 1960, Johnson appeared in eight movies and two TV series, mostly as himself or as a reporter. His most memorable screen appearance was in the 1947 comedic mystery The Corpse Came C.O.D. in which he had a cameo as himself with many of his rival gossip columnists.
References
^Barbas, Samantha (2005). The First Lady of Hollywood: A Biography of Louella Parsons. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 181. ISBN978-0520242135.
^Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. p. 232. ISBN0-19-507678-8. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^Johnson, Erskine (25 March 1963). "Hollywood Notes". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^"Film Report". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. September 28, 1952. p. 7. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^"Radio and Television: C. B. S. Video Network to Offer Tuesdays 'Actor's Studio,' Dropped by A. B. C.". The New York Times. October 29, 1949. p. 28. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
erskine, johnson, december, 1910, june, 1984, hollywood, gossip, columnist, worked, hearst, newspaper, chain, appeared, radio, motion, pictures, career, edithis, column, hollywood, notes, syndicated, newspaper, enterprise, association, johnson, source, groucho. Erskine Johnson December 14 1910 June 14 1984 was a Hollywood gossip columnist who worked for the Hearst newspaper chain 1 and appeared on the radio and in motion pictures 2 Career EditHis column Hollywood Notes 3 was syndicated by the Newspaper Enterprise Association Johnson was the source of Groucho Marx s famous quote I don t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members Johnson published the remark in his column of 20 October 1949 claiming it came from Marx s resignation letter to the Friars Club In the late 1940s and early 1950s Johnson hosted a TV series about Hollywood called Erskine Johnson s Hollywood Reel which aired on Paramount Television Network s flagship station KTLA It was syndicated to other markets including Washington D C and Buffalo 4 On November 14 1949 Johnson began a program on WOR radio three afternoons per week 5 Between 1937 and 1960 Johnson appeared in eight movies and two TV series mostly as himself or as a reporter His most memorable screen appearance was in the 1947 comedic mystery The Corpse Came C O D in which he had a cameo as himself with many of his rival gossip columnists References Edit Barbas Samantha 2005 The First Lady of Hollywood A Biography of Louella Parsons Berkeley CA University of California Press p 181 ISBN 978 0520242135 Dunning John 1998 On the Air The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio Oxford University Press p 232 ISBN 0 19 507678 8 Retrieved 9 April 2020 Johnson Erskine 25 March 1963 Hollywood Notes Lakeland Ledger Retrieved 24 September 2013 Film Report Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index September 28 1952 p 7 Retrieved May 19 2022 Radio and Television C B S Video Network to Offer Tuesdays Actor s Studio Dropped by A B C The New York Times October 29 1949 p 28 Retrieved June 16 2022 External links EditErskine Johnson s Hollywood Reel YouTube Erskine Johnson at IMDb This article about a United States journalist born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erskine Johnson amp oldid 1132558295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
