Writing
Nunnally Johnson
Born Dec 5, 1897 · Columbus, Georgia, USA · Died Mar 27, 1977
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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Written
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988
Adventure · War · Action
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
Action · War · TV Movie
The Dirty Dozen
1967
Action · Adventure · War
Dear Brigitte
1965
Comedy · Family
The World of Henry Orient
1964
Comedy · Drama
Take Her, She's Mine
1963
Comedy
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
Family · Comedy
Flaming Star
1960
Western
The True Story of Jesse James
1957
Western
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
Comedy · Romance
My Cousin Rachel
1952
Mystery · Romance · Drama
We're Not Married!
1952
Comedy · Romance
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
Drama
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
Action · Drama · History
The Long Dark Hall
1951
Crime · Drama
The Mudlark
1950
Drama
The Gunfighter
1950
Western
Three Came Home
1950
War · Drama
Everybody Does It
1949
Comedy
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
1948
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
The Dark Mirror
1946
Thriller · Mystery · Horror
Along Came Jones
1945
Western · Comedy
The Southerner
1945
Drama
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
Drama
The Woman in the Window
1944
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Casanova Brown
1944
Comedy
Holy Matrimony
1943
Comedy · Drama
The Moon Is Down
1943
Drama · War
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942
Drama
The Pied Piper
1942
Drama · War
Roxie Hart
1942
Comedy · Romance
Tobacco Road
1941
Comedy · Drama
Chad Hanna
1940
Romance · Drama · History
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Drama
Rose of Washington Square
1939
Drama · Music
Wife, Husband and Friend
1939
Comedy
Jesse James
1939
Western
Banjo on My Knee
1936
Comedy · Romance
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
Drama · History
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
1935
Comedy · Romance
Thanks a Million
1935
Comedy · Music · Romance
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
History · Romance · Drama
Baby Face Harrington
1935
Comedy · Crime
Kid Millions
1934
Music · Comedy · Drama
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
Action · Adventure · Mystery
The House of Rothschild
1934
Drama · History · Romance
Moulin Rouge
1934
Comedy · Romance
Mama Loves Papa
1933
Comedy
A Bedtime Story
1933
Romance · Comedy · Music
Rough House Rosie
1927
Comedy
