NEW YORK — Van Johnson, whose boy-next-door wholesomeness made him a popular Hollywood star in the '40s and '50s with such films as "30 Seconds over Tokyo," ''A Guy Named Joe" and "The Caine Mutiny," died Friday of natural causes. He was 92.
Actor Van Johnson, '40s heartthrob, dies at 92
Saturday, December 13, 2008 | 6:22 p.m. CST;
updated 6:29 p.m. CST, Saturday, December 13, 2008
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