Kay Cousins Johnson

{{short description|American actress and screenwriter}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Kay Cousins Johnson

| birth_name = Kay Levy

| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|5|28}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1980|1|20|1923|5|28}}

| death_place = Century City, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actress, screenwriter

| spouse = {{Marriage|Russell Johnson|1949}}

| children = 2

}}

Kay Cousins Johnson (May 28, 1923 - January 20, 1980) was an American actress and screenwriter born in Los Angeles, California. Born Kay Levy, she is known for her appearances in television series such as The Twilight Zone, Wagon Train, and I Led 3 Lives, in addition to writing the 1978 horror film Jennifer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/436981239/?terms=%22kay+cousins+johnson%22|title=23 Jun 1978, 10 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-19}}

Acting work

Writing work

Personal life

Cousins studied at the Actors' Lab in Hollywood, where she met and married Russell Johnson,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/255049763/?terms=%22kay+cousins%22+actress|title=24 Jul 1965, Page 15 - The Ithaca Journal at Newspapers.com |website=Newspapers.com |language=en |access-date=2018-12-19}} the actor who played the Professor on Gilligan's Island. The couple had two children together, a daughter Kim and a son David.{{Cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-29-mn-55954-story.html | title=Dave Johnson, 39; L.A.'s First AIDS Coordinator, Writer on Gay Issues | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=1994-10-29 | access-date=2014-01-19 }}

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