Nunnally Johnson

About

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...

Known for

The Dirty DozenMovie • 1967The Grapes of WrathMovie • 1940How to Marry a MillionaireMovie • 1953The Keys of the KingdomMovie • 1944The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitMovie • 1956Flaming StarMovie • 1960Night PeopleMovie • 1954Roxie HartMovie • 1942The Woman in the WindowMovie • 1944Jesse JamesMovie • 1939We're Not Married!Movie • 1952The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelMovie • 1951Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationMovie • 1962The True Story of Jesse JamesMovie • 1957The Three Faces of EveMovie • 1957The GunfighterMovie • 1950The World of Henry OrientMovie • 1964The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal MissionMovie • 1988Black WidowMovie • 1954The Dirty Dozen: Next MissionMovie • 1985Phone Call from a StrangerMovie • 1952Casanova BrownMovie • 1944The Prisoner of Shark IslandMovie • 1936The Dark MirrorMovie • 1946