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.
Wrote 57
1980s
- 1988
- 1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Characters
1960s
- 1967
- 1965
Dear Brigitte
Writers' Assistant
- 1964
- 1963
Take Her, She's Mine
Screenplay
- 1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Screenplay
- 1960
The Angel Wore Red
Screenplay
1950s
- 1959
The Man Who Understood Women
Screenplay
- 1957
The Three Faces of Eve
Screenplay
- 1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Screenplay
- 1955
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Screenplay
- 1954
Night People
Screenplay
- 1953
- 1952
Phone Call from a Stranger
Screenplay
- 1951
The Long Dark Hall
Screenplay
- 1950
The Mudlark
Screenplay
Three Came Home
Screenplay
1940s
- 1949
Everybody Does It
Writer
- 1948
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Screenplay
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
Holy Matrimony
Screenplay
The Moon Is Down
Writer
- 1942
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Writer
The Pied Piper
Screenplay
Roxie Hart
Screenplay
- 1941
- 1940
Chad Hanna
Screenplay
1930s
- 1939
Rose of Washington Square
Screenplay
Wife, Husband and Friend
Screenplay
- 1936
Banjo on My Knee
Screenplay
- 1935
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Writer
Thanks a Million
Screenplay
Cardinal Richelieu
Writer
Baby Face Harrington
Screenplay
- 1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Screenplay
The House of Rothschild
Screenplay
Moulin Rouge
Writer
- 1933
Mama Loves Papa
Story
A Bedtime Story
Writer
1920s
- 1927
Rough House Rosie
Story
Produced 36
1950s
- 1959
The Man Who Understood Women
Producer
- 1957
The Three Faces of Eve
Producer
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Producer
- 1955
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Producer
- 1954
Night People
Producer
- 1953
- 1952
Phone Call from a Stranger
Producer
- 1951
- 1950
The Mudlark
Producer
Three Came Home
Producer
1940s
- 1949
Everybody Does It
Producer
- 1948
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Producer
- 1946
- 1944
- 1943
The Moon Is Down
Producer
- 1942
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Producer
The Pied Piper
Producer
Roxie Hart
Producer
- 1940
Chad Hanna
Associate Producer
I Was an Adventuress
Associate Producer
1930s
- 1939
Rose of Washington Square
Producer
Wife, Husband and Friend
Associate Producer
- 1937
Slave Ship
Associate Producer
Café Metropole
Associate Producer
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Associate Producer
- 1936
Banjo on My Knee
Associate Producer
The Road to Glory
Associate Producer
- 1935
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Producer
Directed 8
1960s
- 1960
The Angel Wore Red
Director
1950s
- 1959
The Man Who Understood Women
Director
- 1957
The Three Faces of Eve
Director
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Director
- 1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Director
- 1955
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Director
- 1954
Night People
Director
Other crew 1
1940s
- 1942
