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  • BIRTH 05/12/1897
  • DEATH 27/03/1977
  • Country United States
  • DIRECTOR 6
  • SCRIPT 28
  • PRODUCTION 14

Nunnally Johnson

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.

Nunnally Johnson

Director (6)

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Black Widow
Black Widow
The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red
Night People
Night People

Script (28)

The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire
Flaming Star
Flaming Star
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The True Story of Jesse James
The True Story of Jesse James
Jesse James
Jesse James
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel
The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red
The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild
Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart
Night People
Night People
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Black Widow
Black Widow
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square
The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve
We're Not Married!
We're Not Married!
The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

Production (14)

How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter
The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror
We're Not Married!
We're Not Married!
The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square
Black Widow
Black Widow
Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel
Night People
Night People
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid