Biography
Naftuli "Nathan" Hertz Juran (September 1, 1907 - October 23, 2002) was an American film art director and film director who is most noted for winning the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for How Green Was My Valley and for directing science fiction and fantasy films such as Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. He was also the brother of quality guru Joseph M. Juran.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1942
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1947 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1942 · nominated
Filmography42 titles
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
The Time Tunnel
Harvey
Winchester '73
How Green Was My Valley
Lost in Space
Bright Victory
Daniel Boone
Bend of the River
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
The Razor's Edge
Land of the Giants
Crossroads
The Golden Blade
Body and Soul
Jack the Giant Killer
Gunsmoke
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Fury
Good Day for a Hanging
The Black Castle
Thunder on the Hill
First Men in the Moon
Tulsa
20 Million Miles to Earth
Tumbleweed
Undertow
The Other Love
The Crooked Web
Deported
Belle Starr
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
Drums Across the River
Law and Order
Land Raiders
Boy Who Caught a Crook
Cave of Outlaws
Doctor Blood's Coffin
The Brain from Planet Arous
The Deadly Mantis
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Hellcats of the Navy