Nunnally Johnson

Screenwriter

Birthday December 5, 1897

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Georgia

DEATH DATE Mar 25, 1977 (79)

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About

Screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his Oscar-winning screenplay, The Grapes of Wrath.

Before Fame

He first worked as a journalist, freelancing for the Savannah Press and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, among others.

Trivia

He won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar in 1940 for The Grapes of Wrath.

Family Life

He married Dorris Bowdon in 1939.

Associated With

Actress Jane Darwell starred in his hit film, The Grapes of Wrath.