Justine Johnstone
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Justine Johnstone was an American stage and silent screen actress who retired to become a pathologist and expert on syphilis. She also was part of the team that developed the modern intravenous drip technique.
She attended Emma Willard School
in Troy, New York
. An original Ziegfeld Follies performer and a performer in the Folies-Bergere, she appeared in the 1917 Broadway production Over the Top, which starred Fred Astaire
.
Johnstone was married to producer Walter Wanger
on 13 September 1919; they divorced in 1938, with Johnstone claiming that Wanger was "abrupt, surly, and discourteous".
After giving up performing, Johnstone (now known as Justine Wanger) enrolled in Columbia University, where she studied plant research and served as a research assistant to Samuel Hirschberg and Harold T. Hyman. With them she was partner in developing the development of the modern I.V. unit. She later studied and made developments in endocrinology and cancer research and installed a laboratory in her house in Hollywood.
Justine Wanger died in Santa Monica, California
from congestive heart failure
, aged 87. Her remains were buried at Chapel of the Pines Crematory
.
She attended Emma Willard School
Emma Willard School
The Emma Willard School, originally called Troy Female Seminary and often referred to simply as "Emma," is an independent university-preparatory day and boarding school for young women, located in Troy, New York on Mount Ida, offering grades 9-12 and postgraduate coursework...
in Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
. An original Ziegfeld Follies performer and a performer in the Folies-Bergere, she appeared in the 1917 Broadway production Over the Top, which starred Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute...
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Johnstone was married to producer Walter Wanger
Walter Wanger
Walter Wanger was an American film producer. An intellectual and a socially conscious movie executive who produced provocative message movies and glittering romantic melodramas, Wanger's career began at Paramount Pictures in the 1920s and led him to work at virtually every major studio as either a...
on 13 September 1919; they divorced in 1938, with Johnstone claiming that Wanger was "abrupt, surly, and discourteous".
After giving up performing, Johnstone (now known as Justine Wanger) enrolled in Columbia University, where she studied plant research and served as a research assistant to Samuel Hirschberg and Harold T. Hyman. With them she was partner in developing the development of the modern I.V. unit. She later studied and made developments in endocrinology and cancer research and installed a laboratory in her house in Hollywood.
Justine Wanger died in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
from congestive heart failure
Congestive heart failure
Heart failure often called congestive heart failure is generally defined as the inability of the heart to supply sufficient blood flow to meet the needs of the body. Heart failure can cause a number of symptoms including shortness of breath, leg swelling, and exercise intolerance. The condition...
, aged 87. Her remains were buried at Chapel of the Pines Crematory
Chapel of the Pines Crematory
Chapel of the Pines Crematory is a crematory and columbarium located at 1605 South Catalina Street Los Angeles, California, in the historic West Adams District a short distance southwest of Downtown...
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Filmography
- Never the Twain Shall MeetNever the Twain Shall MeetNever the Twain Shall Meet is a 1925 silent south seas drama film based on the book by Peter B. Kyne, produced by MGM and directed by Maurice Tourneur, starring Anita Stewart and featuring Boris Karloff in an uncredited bit-part. Remade with sound in 1931 at MGM by director W. S. Van Dyke...
(1925) .... Maisie Morrison - Moonlight and Honeysuckle (1921) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
- A Heart to Let (1921) .... Agatha
- Sheltered Daughters (1921) .... Jenny Dark
- The Plaything of Broadway (1921) .... Lola
- Blackbirds (1920) .... Countess Leonie
- Nothing But LiesNothing But LiesNothing But Lies is a 1991 French-Swiss drama film directed by Paule Muret. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Fanny Ardant as Muriel* Alain Bashung as Adrien* Jacques Perrin as Antoine, mari de Muriel...
(1920) .... Ann Nigh - The CrucibleThe CrucibleThe Crucible is a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the US government blacklisted accused communists...
(1914/I) (as Justina Johnstone) .... Amelia