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Nathan Juran

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American film director (1907-2002)

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Naftuli Hertz "Nathan" Juran was a Romanian-born film art director, and later film and television director. As an art director, he won the Oscar for Best Art Direction in 1942 for How Green Was My Valley, along with Richard Day and Thomas Little. His work on The Razor's Edge in 1946 also received an Academy nomination.

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Filmography 29

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad1958 · ★ 6.9
20 Million Miles to Earth1957 · ★ 6.2
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman1958 · ★ 4.8
First Men in the Moon1964 · ★ 6.3
The Deadly Mantis1957 · ★ 4.9
Jack the Giant Killer1962 · ★ 6.5
The Black Castle1952
The Brain from Planet Arous1957
Highway Dragnet1954
Doctor Blood's Coffin1961
Law and Order1953
Drums Across the River1954
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf1973
The Golden Blade1953
Gunsmoke1953
Good Day for a Hanging1959
Tumbleweed1953
Hellcats of the Navy1957
The Crooked Web1955
Siege of the Saxons1963
Land Raiders1969
East of Sudan1964
Boy Who Caught a Crook1961
Flight of the Lost Balloon1961
Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria1958
The Deadly Mantis1966
Mantelli e spade insanguinate1959
The Big Moment1954
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'2000

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Television 10

Lost in Space1965
Daniel Boone1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1964
The Time Tunnel1966
Land of the Giants1968
Fury1955
Men Into Space1959
Crossroads1955
My Friend Flicka1955
World of Giants1959

Awards 1

1942Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White

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About this person

Naftuli Hertz "Nathan" Juran was a Romanian-born film art director, and later film and television director. As an art director, he won the Oscar for Best Art Direction in 1942 for How Green Was My Valley, along with Richard Day and Thomas Little. His work on The Razor's Edge in 1946 also received an Academy nomination. In the 1950s, he began to direct, and was known for science fiction and fantasy films such as Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. He was the brother of quality guru Joseph M. Juran.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 2002 · aged 95
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