Nunnally Johnson
Writing
Born: December 5, 1897 · Columbus, Georgia, USA
Died: March 27, 1977 (aged 79)
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.
Known for
The Dirty Dozen
1967
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
The Woman in the Window
1944
The Gunfighter
1950
The Three Faces of Eve
1957
The Dark Mirror
1946
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
Jesse James
1939
Flaming Star
1960
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
Photos (1)
Directing (8)
The Three Faces of Eve
Director
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Director
Night People
Director
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Director
Black Widow
Director
The Man Who Understood Women
Director
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Director
The Angel Wore Red
Director
Writing (57)
The Dirty Dozen
Screenplay
The Grapes of Wrath
Screenplay
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Screenplay
How to Marry a Millionaire
Screenplay
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Characters
Flaming Star
Screenplay
The Keys of the Kingdom
Screenplay
The Woman in the Window
Screenplay
Jesse James
Screenplay
The Three Faces of Eve
Screenplay
The True Story of Jesse James
Screenplay
The Gunfighter
Script Consultant
We're Not Married!
Screenplay
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Screenplay
Take Her, She's Mine
Screenplay
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Characters
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Screenplay
Night People
Screenplay
Phone Call from a Stranger
Screenplay
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Screenplay
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Screenplay
The World of Henry Orient
Screenplay
The Moon Is Down
Writer
Casanova Brown
Writer
Dear Brigitte
Writers' Assistant
Along Came Jones
Writer
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Screenplay
The House of Rothschild
Screenplay
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Screenplay
Roxie Hart
Screenplay
Wife, Husband and Friend
Screenplay
Black Widow
Screenplay
The Man Who Understood Women
Screenplay
Rose of Washington Square
Screenplay
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Writer
The Dark Mirror
Writer
My Cousin Rachel
Screenplay
Tobacco Road
Screenplay
The Long Dark Hall
Screenplay
The Southerner
Writer
The Angel Wore Red
Screenplay
Cardinal Richelieu
Writer
Banjo on My Knee
Screenplay
Holy Matrimony
Screenplay
Three Came Home
Screenplay
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Writer
The Pied Piper
Screenplay
Kid Millions
Screenplay
Chad Hanna
Screenplay
Everybody Does It
Writer
Mama Loves Papa
Story
A Bedtime Story
Writer
Thanks a Million
Screenplay
Moulin Rouge
Writer
The Mudlark
Screenplay
Baby Face Harrington
Screenplay
Rough House Rosie
Story
Producing (36)
The Grapes of Wrath
Associate Producer
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Producer
How to Marry a Millionaire
Producer
The Woman in the Window
Producer
Jesse James
Associate Producer
The Three Faces of Eve
Producer
The Gunfighter
Producer
We're Not Married!
Producer
Night People
Producer
Phone Call from a Stranger
Producer
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Associate Producer
I Was an Adventuress
Associate Producer
The Moon Is Down
Producer
Casanova Brown
Producer
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Producer
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Producer
Roxie Hart
Producer
Wife, Husband and Friend
Associate Producer
Black Widow
Producer
The Man Who Understood Women
Producer
Rose of Washington Square
Producer
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Producer
The Dark Mirror
Producer
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Producer
My Cousin Rachel
Producer
The Road to Glory
Associate Producer
Banjo on My Knee
Associate Producer
Three Came Home
Producer
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Producer
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Associate Producer
Slave Ship
Associate Producer
The Pied Piper
Producer
Café Metropole
Associate Producer
Chad Hanna
Associate Producer
Everybody Does It
Producer
The Mudlark
Producer
