[4] She also acted in the national touring company of Brigadoon[5] and in productions of Theatre Under the Stars in Vancouver, Canada.

[6] In 1962, Johnson was thrown from her motor scooter into oncoming traffic while filming for a stock production.

The accident left Johnson with a fractured skull and temporary deafness that affected her singing voice.

Johnson married retired professional baseball player Chet L. Kehn, Jr. in 1965, and the couple moved to Southern California when their daughter Corianne was born.

Johnson retired to Southern California in 1984 and became a widow when her husband died suddenly at a San Diego Padres game on April 5, 1984.