Nunnally Johnson
Though not consistently successful, Johnson's overall output clearly marks him as one of the best scenarists to work within the Hollywood system. Prolific and versatile, he wrote or co-wrote impressive American portraits ("Jesse James" 1939, "The Grapes of Wrath" 1940), urban thrillers ("The Woman in the Window" 1944) and tough action capers ("Flaming Star" 1960, "The Dirty Dozen" 1967), as well as a host of memorable comedies. His occasional attempts during the 1950s to direct his own screenplays were generally less successful, though he did well enough by "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" (1956) and "The Three Faces of Eve" (1957). Johnson married actress Dorris Bowdon in 1940 and co-wrote the screenplay for "The World of Henry Orient" (1964) with his daughter Nora, author of the original novel.
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Nunnally Johnson
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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82% |
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The Dirty Dozen | Writer | - | 1967 |
91% |
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The World of Henry Orient | Screenwriter | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet |
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Take Her, She's Mine | Screenwriter | - | 1963 |
80% |
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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Screenwriter | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet |
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The Angel Wore Red | Director | - | 1960 |
91% |
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Flaming Star | Screenwriter | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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The Man Who Understood Women | Director | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oh, Men! Oh, Women! |
Director, Producer |
- | 1957 |
94% |
|
The Three Faces of Eve |
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
- | 1957 |
71% |
|
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | How to Be Very, Very Popular |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1955 |
86% |
|
Night People |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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Black Widow |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1954 |
81% |
|
How to Marry a Millionaire |
Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
|
Phone Call From a Stranger |
Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1952 |
60% |
|
My Cousin Rachel |
Producer, Screenwriter |
- | 1952 |
83% |
|
The Desert Fox |
Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1951 |
94% |
|
The Gunfighter | Producer | - | 1950 |
100% |
|
Three Came Home | Producer | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Everybody Does It |
Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1949 |
No Score Yet |
|
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid |
Producer, Screenwriter |
- | 1948 |
78% |
|
The Dark Mirror |
Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1946 |
40% |
|
Along Came Jones | Screenwriter | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet |
|
Casanova Brown | Producer | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet |
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The Keys of the Kingdom | Screenwriter | - | 1944 |
83% |
|
The Woman in the Window |
Writer, Producer |
- | 1944 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Moon Is Down |
Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1943 |
No Score Yet |
|
Holy Matrimony |
Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Life Begins at 8:30 | Producer | - | 1942 |
82% |
|
Roxie Hart |
Writer, Producer |
- | 1942 |
100% |
|
The Pied Piper |
Writer, Producer |
- | 1942 |
No Score Yet |
|
Tobacco Road | Writer | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Was an Adventuress | Producer | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet |
|
Chad Hanna | Screenwriter | - | 1940 |
100% |
|
The Grapes of Wrath | Screenwriter | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet |
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Jesse James | Screenwriter | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet |
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Banjo on My Knee | Screenwriter | - | 1936 |
89% |
|
The Prisoner of Shark Island | Screenwriter | - | 1936 |
80% | No Score Yet | Cardinal Richelieu | Producer | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Baby Face Harrington | Screenwriter | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Screenwriter | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moulin Rouge | Writer | - | 1934 |
100% |
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The House of Rothschild | Screenwriter | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Bedtime Story | Screenwriter | - | 1933 |