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Nunnally Johnson

Writing 79 (deceased) years old Columbus, Georgia, USA ★ 0.7
Born: December 5, 1897
Died: March 27, 1977

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, 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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Known For

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty Writer 1942
How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire Screenplay 1953
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen Screenplay 1967
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Screenplay 1962
The Southerner
The Southerner Writer 1945

Filmography

Directing Credits (8)

Writing Credits (58)

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission Characters 1988
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission Characters 1985
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen Screenplay 1967
Dear Brigitte
Dear Brigitte Writers' Assistant 1965
The World of Henry Orient
The World of Henry Orient Screenplay 1964
Take Her, She's Mine
Take Her, She's Mine Screenplay 1963
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Screenplay 1962
Something's Got to Give
Something's Got to Give Writer 1962
Flaming Star
Flaming Star Screenplay 1960
The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red Screenplay 1960
The Man Who Understood Women
The Man Who Understood Women Screenplay 1959
The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve Screenplay 1957
The True Story of Jesse James
The True Story of Jesse James Screenplay 1957
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Screenplay 1956
How to Be Very, Very Popular
How to Be Very, Very Popular Screenplay 1955
Black Widow
Black Widow Screenplay 1954
Night People
Night People Screenplay 1954
How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire Screenplay 1953
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel Screenplay 1952
We're Not Married!
We're Not Married! Screenplay 1952
Phone Call from a Stranger
Phone Call from a Stranger Screenplay 1952
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel Screenplay 1951
The Long Dark Hall
The Long Dark Hall Screenplay 1951
The Mudlark
The Mudlark Screenplay 1950
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter Script Consultant 1950
Three Came Home
Three Came Home Screenplay 1950
Everybody Does It
Everybody Does It Writer 1949
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid Screenplay 1948
The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror Writer 1946
Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones Writer 1945
The Southerner
The Southerner Writer 1945
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom Screenplay 1944
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window Screenplay 1944
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown Writer 1944
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony Screenplay 1943
The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down Writer 1943
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty Writer 1942
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper Screenplay 1942
Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart Screenplay 1942
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road Screenplay 1941
Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna Screenplay 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath Screenplay 1940
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square Screenplay 1939
Wife, Husband and Friend
Wife, Husband and Friend Screenplay 1939
Jesse James
Jesse James Screenplay 1939
Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee Screenplay 1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island Screenplay 1936
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo Writer 1935
Thanks a Million
Thanks a Million Screenplay 1935
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu Writer 1935
Baby Face Harrington
Baby Face Harrington Screenplay 1935
Kid Millions
Kid Millions Screenplay 1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Screenplay 1934
The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild Screenplay 1934
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge Writer 1934
Mama Loves Papa
Mama Loves Papa Story 1933
A Bedtime Story
A Bedtime Story Writer 1933
Rough House Rosie
Rough House Rosie Story 1927

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