Nathan Juran

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.

Directed

1. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) — Director
2. The Time Tunnel (1966) — Director
3. 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) — Director
4. Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) — Director
5. First Men in the Moon (1964) — Director
6. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) — Director
7. Lost in Space (1965) — Director
8. The Deadly Mantis (1957) — Director
9. Jack the Giant Killer (1962) — Director
10. Land of the Giants (1968) — Director
11. The Black Castle (1952) — Director
12. The Brain from Planet Arous (1957) — Director
13. Daniel Boone (1964) — Director
14. Highway Dragnet (1954) — Director
15. The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973) — Director
16. Drums Across the River (1954) — Director
17. The Golden Blade (1953) — Director
18. Gunsmoke (1953) — Director
19. Law and Order (1953) — Director
20. Tumbleweed (1953) — Director
21. Good Day for a Hanging (1959) — Director
22. The Crooked Web (1955) — Director
23. Hellcats of the Navy (1957) — Director
24. Fury (1955) — Director
25. Siege of the Saxons (1963) — Director
26. Land Raiders (1969) — Director
27. East of Sudan (1964) — Director
28. Men Into Space (1959) — Director
29. Flight of the Lost Balloon (1961) — Director
30. My Friend Flicka (1955) — Director
31. Crossroads (1955) — Director
32. World of Giants (1959) — Director
33. Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria (1958) — Director
34. Mantelli e spade insanguinate (1959) — Director
35. The Deadly Mantis (1966) — Director
36. The Big Moment (1954) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000) — Self