Nunnally Johnson

Nunnally Johnson was an American screenwriter, film director, manufacturer, librettist and producer (1897–1977). He was born at Columbus and died at Hollywood.

Also recorded as Nunnally Hunter Johnson.

Overview

Born at Columbus in 1897, died at Hollywood in 1977.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Nunnally Hunter Johnson.

He married Dorris Bowdon. One child is recorded: Nora Johnson.

Catalogued works

19 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1805 to 1974. The first 12 are listed here.

Happy Endings, dated 1974. A tribute to George Macy. A subtreasury of American humor. "Rose of Washington Square". Along came Jones (1945). Casanova Brown (1944). Ikari no budō. "The grapes of wrath". The Grapes of Wrath. Screenplay. The woman in the window. The letters of Nunnally Johnson. Recollections of Nunnally Johnson.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Johnson, Nunnally (1897-1977), screenwriter, American National Biography Online, 2000. Nunnally Johnson, The New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion to Georgia Literature, 2010. Screenwriter: The Life and Times of Nunnally Johnson, Tom Stempel (1980), Journal of Screenwriting, 2021. THE DIRTY DOZEN Robert Aldrich Kenneth Hyman Nunnally Johnson Lukas Heller E. M. Nathanson Edward Scaife De Vol, Film Quarterly, 1967.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (102338266). Those registers additionally record the forms Nunnally Johnson, 1897-1977, Nunnally Johnson, American screenwriter, film director, producer and playwright (1897-1977), Nunnally Johnson, guionista, director de cine, productor y dramaturgo estadounidense, Nunnally Johnson, amerikansk manusförfattare, filmproducent och filmregissör, Nunnally Johnson, amerykański reżyser, scenarzysta, producent filmowy and Nunnally Johnson, cyfarwyddwr ffilm, cynhyrchydd a sgriptiwr ffilm a aned yn Columbus, Georgia yn 1897.

In detail

Nunnally Johnson studied at Columbus High School.

Distinctions recorded are star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Chronology

  1. 1897Nunnally Johnson born at Columbus.
  2. 1974Happy Endings.
  3. 1977Nunnally Johnson died at Hollywood.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Nunnally Johnson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2005146: Nunnally Johnson

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