Nunnally Johnson
Writing
Born 1897-12-05
Died 1977-03-27
Columbus, Georgia, USA
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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, and 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.
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Filmography
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Writing
48 credits
The Dirty Dozen
The Grapes of Wrath
How to Marry a Millionaire
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Flaming Star
Jesse James
The Dark Mirror
The Woman in the Window
The Keys of the Kingdom
Black Widow
The Three Faces of Eve
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
The True Story of Jesse James
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Along Came Jones
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Roxie Hart
Tobacco Road
We're Not Married!
Casanova Brown
The Southerner
Take Her, She's Mine
The World of Henry Orient
Holy Matrimony
My Cousin Rachel
Phone Call from a Stranger
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
The House of Rothschild
Three Came Home
Kid Millions
The Angel Wore Red
Mama Loves Papa
Wife, Husband and Friend
Cardinal Richelieu
Chad Hanna
The Moon Is Down
Rose of Washington Square
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Banjo on My Knee
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Baby Face Harrington
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
The Pied Piper
The Mudlark
The Man Who Understood Women
Moulin Rouge
The Long Dark Hall
Producing
33 credits
The Grapes of Wrath
How to Marry a Millionaire
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Jesse James
The Dark Mirror
The Gunfighter
The Woman in the Window
Night People
Black Widow
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Roxie Hart
We're Not Married!
Casanova Brown
My Cousin Rachel
Phone Call from a Stranger
Slave Ship
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Three Came Home
Café Metropole
The Road to Glory
I Was an Adventuress
Wife, Husband and Friend
Chad Hanna
The Moon Is Down
Rose of Washington Square
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Banjo on My Knee
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
The Pied Piper
The Mudlark
Directing
6 credits
Night People
The Three Faces of Eve
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Angel Wore Red
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
The Man Who Understood Women
Acting
5 credits
The Gunfighter
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Dear Brigitte
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