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Nunnally Johnson

Nunnally Johnson

Known For Writing
Birthday Dec 05, 1897
Died Mar 27, 1977 (79)
Birthplace Columbus, Georgia, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Oct 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Nunnally Hunter Johnson (December 5, 1897 – March 25, 1977) was an American filmmaker who wrote, produced, and directed motion pictures. Johnson was born in Columbus, Georgia. He began his career as a journalist, writing for the Columbus Enquirer Sun, the Savannah Press, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, a ... nd the New York Herald Tribune. He also wrote short stories and a collection of these, There Ought To Be a Law, was published in 1930. Johnson's first connection with film work was the sale of screen rights to one of his stories in 1927. Johnson asked his editor if he could write film criticism articles in 1932. When this request was denied, he decided to relocate to Hollywood and work directly in the film industry. Quickly finding work as a scriptwriter, Johnson was hired fulltime as a writer by 20th Century-Fox in 1935. He soon began producing films as well and co-founded International Pictures in 1943 with William Goetz. Johnson also directed several films in the 1950s, including two starring Gregory Peck. Johnson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Screenplay in 1940 for The Grapes of Wrath and the Directors Guild of America Best Directors Award in 1956 for The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. Johnson died of pneumonia in Hollywood in 1977 and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Known For

Filmography

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The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

1967

Screenplay

Dear Brigitte

Dear Brigitte

1965

Writers' Assistant

The World of Henry Orient

The World of Henry Orient

1964

Screenplay

Take Her, She's Mine

Take Her, She's Mine

1963

Screenplay

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962

Screenplay

The Angel Wore Red

The Angel Wore Red

1960

Screenplay

Flaming Star

Flaming Star

1960

Screenplay

The Three Faces of Eve

The Three Faces of Eve

1957

Screenplay

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

1957

Screenplay

Black Widow

Black Widow

1954

Screenplay

Night People

Night People

1954

Screenplay

How to Marry a Millionaire

How to Marry a Millionaire

1953

Screenplay

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

1952

Screenplay

Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952

Screenplay

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952

Screenplay

The Long Dark Hall

The Long Dark Hall

1951

Screenplay

The Mudlark

The Mudlark

1950

Screenplay

Three Came Home

Three Came Home

1950

Screenplay

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1950

Additional Writing

Everybody Does It

Everybody Does It

1949

Writer

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

1948

Screenplay

The Dark Mirror

The Dark Mirror

1946

Writer

Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

1945

Writer

The Southerner

The Southerner

1945

Writer

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

Screenplay

Casanova Brown

Casanova Brown

1944

Writer

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

1944

Screenplay

Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony

1943

Screenplay

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

1943

Writer

Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart

1942

Screenplay

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1942

Screenplay

Moontide

Moontide

1942

Additional Writing

Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

1941

Screenplay

Chad Hanna

Chad Hanna

1940

Screenplay

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Screenplay

Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

Screenplay

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

1939

Screenplay

Wife, Husband and Friend

Wife, Husband and Friend

1939

Screenplay

Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee

1936

Screenplay

Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu

1935

Writer

Thanks a Million

Thanks a Million

1935

Screenplay

Baby Face Harrington

Baby Face Harrington

1935

Screenplay

Kid Millions

Kid Millions

1934

Screenplay

Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

1934

Writer

The House of Rothschild

The House of Rothschild

1934

Screenplay

A Bedtime Story

A Bedtime Story

1933

Writer

Mama Loves Papa

Mama Loves Papa

1933

Story

Rough House Rosie

Rough House Rosie

1927

Story

The Angel Wore Red

The Angel Wore Red

1960

Director

The Three Faces of Eve

The Three Faces of Eve

1957

Director

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

1957

Director

Black Widow

Black Widow

1954

Director

Night People

Night People

1954

Director

The Three Faces of Eve

The Three Faces of Eve

1957

Producer

Black Widow

Black Widow

1954

Producer

Night People

Night People

1954

Producer

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

1952

Producer

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952

Producer

The Mudlark

The Mudlark

1950

Producer

Three Came Home

Three Came Home

1950

Producer

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1950

Producer

Everybody Does It

Everybody Does It

1949

Producer

The Dark Mirror

The Dark Mirror

1946

Producer

Casanova Brown

Casanova Brown

1944

Producer

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

1944

Producer

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

1943

Producer

Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart

1942

Producer

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1942

Producer

Chad Hanna

Chad Hanna

1940

Associate Producer

I Was an Adventuress

I Was an Adventuress

1940

Associate Producer

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Associate Producer

Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

Associate Producer

Wife, Husband and Friend

Wife, Husband and Friend

1939

Associate Producer

Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937

Associate Producer

Café Metropole

Café Metropole

1937

Associate Producer

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

1937

Associate Producer

The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory

1936

Associate Producer

Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee

1936

Associate Producer

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

Associate Producer

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Academy Awards Best Director The Three Faces of Eve Nominated
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