On This Day in Newport History: Van Johnson, Actor and Dancer, Was Born in Newport on August 25, 1916

Van Johnson, 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,” was born on August 25, 1916 in Newport, RI. He was born Charles Van Dell Johnson on Aug. 25, 1916, in Newport, R.I., where his father was a […] The post On This Day in Newport History: Van Johnson, Actor and Dancer, Was Born in Newport on August 25, 1916…