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Mary Lea Johnson Richards is an American producer who has worked on a number of television shows and films. She was born on August 20, 1926 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with a degree in English. Richards began her career in television in the 1950s, working as a production assistant on shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show. She then moved into producing, working on shows such as The Dean Martin Show, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, and The Merv Griffin Show. In the 1970s, Richards moved into film production, working on films such as The Sting, The Towering Inferno, and The Goodbye Girl. She also produced the television movie The Night That Panicked America. Richards has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and has won a Peabody Award. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Richards is currently married to her second husband, Robert Richards. She has two children from her first marriage.

Popular As Mary Lea Johnson
Occupation Entrepreneur, Broadway producer
Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 20 August 1926
Birthday 20 August
Birthplace New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death (1990-05-03) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died Place Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Mary Lea Johnson Richards Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Mary Lea Johnson Richards's Husband?

Her husband is William Ryan (m. 19??; div. 19??) Victor D'Arc (m. 1972-1978) Martin Richards (m. 19??)

Family
Parents John Seward Johnson I Ruth Dill Johnson
Husband William Ryan (m. 19??; div. 19??) Victor D'Arc (m. 1972-1978) Martin Richards (m. 19??)
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Children 6

Mary Lea Johnson Richards Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Mary Lea Johnson Richards worth at the age of 64 years old? Mary Lea Johnson Richards’s income source is mostly from being a successful producer. She is from United States. We have estimated Mary Lea Johnson Richards's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1990

In 1990, Johnson died of liver cancer at the age of 63. The NYU Mary Lea Johnson Richards Organ Transplantation Center is named after her.

1972

In 1972, she married Dr. Victor D'Arc, a psychiatrist, whom she met while seeking treatment for her son's drug addiction. In 1976, she publicly declared that her estranged husband and his homosexual lover had hired hitmen to have her murdered. Johnson, who was living with gay Broadway producer Marty Richards, hired a bodyguard, who was beaten almost to death during a break-in that almost killed Johnson and Richards. Subsequently, the Bronx D.A's office made a case, and opened an investigation. No charges were brought, and the pair divorced in 1978.

1937

Johnson was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Her father was John Seward Johnson I, and her mother was Ruth Dill, the sister of actress Diana Dill; she was therefore ma first cousin of actor Michael Douglas. Johnson grew up with five siblings: Elaine Johnson, John Seward Johnson II, Diana Melville Johnson, Jennifer Underwood Johnson, and James Loring "Jimmy" Johnson. She was sexually abused by her father from age nine to fifteen. Her parents divorced around 1937, and her father remarried two years later, producing two half siblings, including Jimmy Johnson, which made her an aunt of film director Jamie Johnson. Johnson graduated from the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., and the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts.

1926

Mary Lea Johnson Richards (August 20, 1926 – May 3, 1990) was an American heiress, entrepreneur, and Broadway producer. She was a granddaughter of Robert Wood Johnson I (co-founder of Johnson & Johnson), and of Bermudan politician, soldier, and lawyer, Colonel Thomas Melville Dill. She was the first baby to appear on a Johnson's baby powder label.