Nathan Juran

Nathan Juran

director, art director, writer

Nathan Juran was born on Sep 01, 1907 in Romania]. Nathan Juran's big-screen debut came with Charley's Aunt directed by Archie Mayo in 1941. Nathan Juran is known for The 7th Voyage of Sinbad directed by Nathan Juran, Kerwin Mathews stars as Sinbad and Kathryn Grant as Princess Parisa. Nathan Juran has got 2 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Nathan Juran achieved is Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA. The upcoming new movie Nathan Juran plays is The Boy Who Cried Werewolf which will be released on Nov 23, 1973.

Austrian-born Nathan Juran was a professional architect before entering the film industry as an art director in 1937. He won an Academy Award for art direction on How Green Was My Valley (1941). World War II interrupted his film career, and he spent his war years with the OSS. Returning to Hollywood, he turned to directing films in the 1950s. He handled mostly low-budget westerns and sci-fi opuses, his most famous (or infamous) being Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) (which he filmed under the name "Nathan Hertz"). On the other hand, he was also responsible for the superb fantasy adventure The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958). In the early 1960s, he journeyed to Europe, where he spent several years piloting adventure epics and spaghetti westerns.

  • Birthday

    Sep 01, 1907
  • Place of Birth

    Gura Humora, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Gura Humorului, Bukovina, Romania]

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
1999
Winner - Life Career Award
Academy Awards, USA
1942
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White
Winner - Oscar

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