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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)....

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Filmography

The Dirty Dozen - ( Screenplay / 1967 / Released / )
The World of Henry Orient - ( Screenplay / 1964 / Released / )
Cleopatra - ( Consultant(- script consultant) / 1963 / Released / )
Take Her, She's Mine - ( Screenplay / 1963 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation - ( Screenplay / 1962 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Flaming Star - ( Screenplay / 1960 / Released / )
The Angel Wore Red - ( Director / 1960 / Released / )
The Angel Wore Red - ( Screenplay / 1960 / Released / )
The Man Who Understood Women - ( Director / 1959 / Released / )
The Man Who Understood Women - ( Producer / 1959 / Released / )
The Man Who Understood Women - ( Screenplay / 1959 / Released / )
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! - ( Director / 1957 / Released / )
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! - ( Producer / 1957 / Released / )
The Three Faces of Eve - ( Director / 1957 / Released / )
The Three Faces of Eve - ( Producer / 1957 / Released / )
The Three Faces of Eve - ( Screenplay / 1957 / Released / )
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit - ( Director / 1956 / Released / )
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit - ( Screenplay / 1956 / Released / )
The True Story of Jesse James - ( From Story(- from screenplay) / 1956 / Released / )
How to Be Very, Very Popular - ( Director / 1955 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
How to Be Very, Very Popular - ( Producer / 1955 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
How to Be Very, Very Popular - ( Screenplay / 1955 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Black Widow - ( Director / 1954 / Released / 20th Century Fox Studios )
Black Widow - ( Producer / 1954 / Released / 20th Century Fox Studios )
Black Widow - ( Screenplay / 1954 / Released / 20th Century Fox Studios )
Night People - ( Director / 1954 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Night People - ( Producer / 1954 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Night People - ( Screenplay / 1954 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
How to Marry a Millionaire - ( Producer / 1953 / Released / )
How to Marry a Millionaire - ( Screenplay / 1953 / Released / )
Phone Call From a Stranger - ( Producer / 1952 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Phone Call From a Stranger - ( Screenplay / 1952 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
We're Not Married - ( Producer / 1952 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
We're Not Married - ( Screenplay / 1952 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
The Woman in the Window - ( Producer / 1944 / Released / )
The Woman in the Window - ( Screenplay / 1944 / Released / )
The Grapes of Wrath - ( Screenplay / 1940 / Released / )
The Grapes of Wrath - ( Associate Producer / 1940 / Released / )
Jesse James - ( Screenplay / 1939 / Released / )
Jesse James - ( Associate Producer / 1939 / Released / )
Jesse James - ( From Story / 1939 / Released / )
Banjo on My Knee - ( Screenplay / / Released / 20th Century Fox Studios )
Banjo on My Knee - ( Associate Producer / / Released / 20th Century Fox Studios )
Thanks a Million - ( Screenplay / / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )

TV Credits
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days ( 2001 / Released ): Other Writer
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission ( 1985 / Released ): Characters as Source Material
Dark Mirror ( 1984 / Released ): From Story

Full Biography (Back to top)


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.

Profession(s):
screenwriter, producer, director, journalist, short storyist
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
daughter:Marjorie Fowler
daughter:Nora Johnson (wrote novel "The World of Henry Orient" and co-wrote, with father, the screenplay)
son:Scott Johnson
son-in-law:Gene Fowler Jr
wife:Dorris Bowdon (married in 1940; played in "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940))
Awards (Back to top)

Writers Guild of America Laurel Award for Achievement 1958
Venice Film Festival Best Screenplay Award "Phone Call From a Stranger" 1952
New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Picture "The Grapes of Wrath" 1940

Milestones (Back to top)

1967 Final feature, wrote the screenplay for "The Dirty Dozen"
1963 Served as a script consultant for the initial shooting of "Cleopatra"
1960 Final feature as director, also credited for screenplay, "The Angel Wore Red"
1959 Produced final feature, also wrote and directed, "The Man Who Understood Women"
1958 Received credit for the TV series, "How to Marry a Millionaire", from his screenplay of the same title
1954 Feature directorial debut, also wrote and produced, "Night People"
1950 TV debut as a writer on "Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater"
1943 Formed International Pictures; later absorbed by Universal
1937 Produced, "Cafe Metropole"
1935 First feature as associate producer, also credited for his screenplay, "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo"
1931 Official screenwriting debut, also from story, "It Ought to Be a Crime"
1927 Made feature debut (uncredited), co-wrote the screenplay for Frank Capra's "For the Love of Mike"
Began career as a reporter and writer for various newspapers and magazines



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