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Nunnally Johnson

1897 - 1977

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Nunnally Hunter Johnson (December 5, 1897 – March 25, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director, producer and playwright. As a filmmaker, he wrote the screenplays to more than fifty films in a career that spanned from 1927 to 1967. He also produced more than half of the films he wrote scripts for and directed eight of those movies. In 1940 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Grapes of Wrath and in 1956, he was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film for The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nunnally Johnson is the 1,317th most popular film director (down from 1,298th in 2019), the 9,516th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,734th in 2019) and the 353rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Nunnally Johnson ranks 1,317 out of 2,041. Before him are Aleksandr Zarkhi, Douglas Trumbull, Ismail Merchant, David Koepp, José Padilha, and Walter Lassally. After him are Michel Brault, Kirill Serebrennikov, Benno von Arent, Nikos Koundouros, Šarūnas Bartas, and Paul McGuigan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Nunnally Johnson ranks 284. Before him are Oskar Olsen, Florence B. Seibert, Silverio Izaguirre, Tilly Edinger, Áron Tamási, and James Parrott. After him are Hans Deppe, Józef Lange, Aneurin Bevan, Neil Ritchie, Archie Stark, and Charles Hartshorne. Among people deceased in 1977, Nunnally Johnson ranks 231. Before him are József Várszegi, Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Jean Taris, Grațian Sepi, H. A. Rey, and Marston Morse. After him are Miguel Mihura, Megumi Yokota, Artur Adson, Sebastian Cabot, Arnold Bode, and Helen Ferguson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nunnally Johnson ranks 9,518 out of 20,380. Before him are Jenna Haze (1982), Michael Aschbacher (1944), Irving Kristol (1920), Robert Bacher (1905), Bebel Gilberto (1966), and David Canary (1938). After him are Heidi Montag (1986), Kelly Marie Tran (1989), Blind Willie McTell (1898), John Kundla (1916), Carleton S. Coon (1904), and Jo Stafford (1917).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Nunnally Johnson ranks 353. Before him are Steve Miner (1951), Roger Allers (1949), Alan Crosland (1894), Wally Pfister (1961), Douglas Trumbull (1942), and David Koepp (1963). After him are Haskell Wexler (1922), Wesley Ruggles (1889), Howard Zieff (1927), Robert Eggers (1983), Jon Turteltaub (1963), and David Frankel (1959).

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