Chic Johnson was born on March 5, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Hellzapoppin' (1941), 50 Million Frenchmen (1931) and Gold Dust Gertie (1931). He was married to Catherine Valentine Creed. He died on February 26, 1962 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Interred at Palm Memorial Gardens, Las Vegas, Nevada.
His name 'Chic' stood for 'Chicago'. Began in show business as a pianist.
He had 2 daughters with his wife, Catherine: June Johnson and Chickie.
With Ole Olsen, Chic was half of that lunatic comedy team from vaudeville, Olsen & Johnson. The pair made several films, among which the most successful (and most representatively loony) was 'Hellzapoppin' (1941).