Remembering actor BEN JOHNSON (1918 – 1996), who was born on June 13. He did stunt double work for several years before breaking into acting through the good offices of John Ford. Tall and laconic, Johnson brought further authenticity to many roles in Westerns with his extraordinary horsemanship. An elegiac portrayal of a former cowboy theatre owner in the 50's coming of age drama, The Last Picture Show, won Johnson the 1971 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Ford cast him in two of the th