Nunnally Johnson
Writing
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
Writing57
movieThe Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
Characters
movieThe Dirty Dozen
1967
Screenplay
movieDear Brigitte
1965
Writers' Assistant
movieThe World of Henry Orient
1964
Screenplay
movieTake Her, She's Mine
1963
Screenplay
movieMr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
Screenplay
movieFlaming Star
1960
Screenplay
movieThe Angel Wore Red
1960
Screenplay
movieThe Man Who Understood Women
1959
Screenplay
movieThe Three Faces of Eve
1957
Screenplay
movieThe True Story of Jesse James
1957
Screenplay
movieHow to Be Very, Very Popular
1955
Screenplay
movieBlack Widow
1954
Screenplay
movieNight People
1954
Screenplay
movieHow to Marry a Millionaire
1953
Screenplay
movieMy Cousin Rachel
1952
Screenplay
movieWe're Not Married!
1952
Screenplay
moviePhone Call from a Stranger
1952
Screenplay
movieThe Long Dark Hall
1951
Screenplay
movieThe Mudlark
1950
Screenplay
movieThe Gunfighter
1950
Script Consultant
movieThree Came Home
1950
Screenplay
movieMr. Peabody and the Mermaid
1948
Screenplay
movieThe Dark Mirror
1946
Writer
movieThe Southerner
1945
Writer
movieThe Keys of the Kingdom
1944
Screenplay
movieThe Woman in the Window
1944
Screenplay
movieCasanova Brown
1944
Writer
movieHoly Matrimony
1943
Screenplay
movieThe Pied Piper
1942
Screenplay
movieRoxie Hart
1942
Screenplay
movieTobacco Road
1941
Screenplay
movieChad Hanna
1940
Screenplay
movieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
Screenplay
movieRose of Washington Square
1939
Screenplay
movieWife, Husband and Friend
1939
Screenplay
movieJesse James
1939
Screenplay
movieBanjo on My Knee
1936
Screenplay
movieThe Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
Screenplay
movieThanks a Million
1935
Screenplay
movieBaby Face Harrington
1935
Screenplay
movieKid Millions
1934
Screenplay
movieBulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
Screenplay
movieThe House of Rothschild
1934
Screenplay
movieMoulin Rouge
1934
Writer
movieA Bedtime Story
1933
Writer
Production36
movieThe Three Faces of Eve
1957
Producer
movieOh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957
Producer
movieBlack Widow
1954
Producer
movieNight People
1954
Producer
movieMy Cousin Rachel
1952
Producer
movieWe're Not Married!
1952
Producer
movieThe Mudlark
1950
Producer
movieThe Gunfighter
1950
Producer
movieThree Came Home
1950
Producer
movieEverybody Does It
1949
Producer
movieThe Dark Mirror
1946
Producer
movieThe Woman in the Window
1944
Producer
movieCasanova Brown
1944
Producer
movieThe Moon Is Down
1943
Producer
movieThe Pied Piper
1942
Producer
movieRoxie Hart
1942
Producer
movieChad Hanna
1940
Associate Producer
movieI Was an Adventuress
1940
Associate Producer
movieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
Associate Producer
movieWife, Husband and Friend
1939
Associate Producer
movieJesse James
1939
Associate Producer
movieSlave Ship
1937
Associate Producer
movieCafé Metropole
1937
Associate Producer
movieNancy Steele Is Missing!
1937
Associate Producer
movieBanjo on My Knee
1936
Associate Producer
movieThe Road to Glory
1936
Associate Producer
movieThe Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
Associate Producer
Directing8
movieThe Angel Wore Red
1960
Director
movieThe Three Faces of Eve
1957
Director
movieOh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957
Director
movieBlack Widow
1954
Director
movieNight People
1954
Director
Crew1
movieMoontide
1942
Additional Writing