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FILM DIRECTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nunnally Johnson has received more than 226,330 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Nunnally Johnson is the 1,286th most popular film director (down from 1,083rd in 2019), the 8,998th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,509th in 2019) and the 353rd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 18

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  • 3.09

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Nunnally Johnson ranks 1,286 out of 1,581Before him are Michael Winterbottom, Guillermo Navarro, Stefan Ruzowitzky, Hwang Dong-hyuk, Geoff Murphy, and Jay Roach. After him are Sam Taylor-Johnson, Peyton Reed, Péter Bacsó, Leon Shamroy, Vladimir Motyl, and Kwak Jae-yong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Nunnally Johnson ranks 247Before him are Conrad Nagel, Bert Schneider, Charles Hartshorne, Kenneth Burke, Gregorio Fuentes, and C. B. van Niel. After him are Walter Winchell, Theodora Kroeber, I. I. Chundrigar, Sabino Bilbao, Tom Florie, and Henri Dulieux. Among people deceased in 1977, Nunnally Johnson ranks 217Before him are Harald Strøm, Héctor Méndez, Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Florence Vidor, Ricardo Cortez, and Marston Morse. After him are Terence Rattigan, Odd Frantzen, Georges Grignard, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Hugo Lahtinen, and Billy Gonsalves.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nunnally Johnson ranks 8,998 out of 18,182Before him are Doug Collins (1951), Jim Backus (1913), Margaret Qualley (1994), Brad Wilk (1968), Charles Sibley (1917), and Jay Roach (1957). After him are John Cregan (1878), Nicholas Colasanto (1924), Guy Siner (1947), Thomas Dewing (1851), Raphael Tracey (1904), and Carol Heiss (1940).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Nunnally Johnson ranks 353Before him are Jon Watts (1981), D. A. Pennebaker (1925), Kelly Reichardt (1964), Gregg Araki (1959), Robert Surtees (1906), and Jay Roach (1957). After him are Peyton Reed (1964), Leon Shamroy (1901), Tom Shadyac (1958), Gene Saks (1921), Kurt Wimmer (1964), and Jack Sholder (1945).

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