Nora Johnson

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Nora Johnson
Born(1933-01-31)January 31, 1933
Hollywood, California, United States
DiedOctober 5, 2017(2017-10-05) (aged 84)
Dallas, Texas, United States
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSmith College
GenreComedy
SubjectAttitudes towards sex
Notable worksThe World of Henry Orient
Spouse
Leonard Siwek
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(m. 1955, divorced)​
[1]
Jack Milici
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(m. 1964, divorced)​
[2]
George Johnston
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(m. 2006; died 2011)​
ChildrenMarion Siwek Paula Siwek Justin Milici Jonathan Milici
RelativesNunnally Johnson (father)
Marion Byrnes (mother)
Marjorie Fowler (sister)

Nora Johnson (January 31, 1933 – October 5, 2017)[3] was an American author.

Early life

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Nora Johnson, daughter of filmmaker Nunnally Johnson and Marion Byrnes,[4] was born in Hollywood, California in 1933.[5][3]

...living in New York with her mother but spending considerable time with her father and stepmother in Hollywood...[3]

She was educated at the Brearley School, Abbot Academy,[1] and Smith College,[1] from which she graduated in 1954.[1][6] Her half-sister was the film editor Marjorie Fowler.

Writings

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Her first novel, The World of Henry Orient [Wikidata], inspired by her experiences at the Brearley School, was published in 1956,[5] and was made into a motion picture starring Peter Sellers in 1964. Her influential article Sex and the College Girl,[7] was published in the November 1957 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, discussing attitudes towards sex on American campuses.

Johnson's other works[8] include:

  • A Step Beyond Innocence (Little, Brown, 1961)[9]
  • Loveletter in the Dead-Letter Office (Delacorte, 1966)[10]
  • Pat Loud: a woman's story, Loud, Pat, 1926-2021; (Bantam, 1974) Johnson, Nora, joint authors[11]
  • Flashback: Nora Johnson on Nunnally Johnson (Doubleday, 1979)[12]
  • You Can Go Home Again: An Intimate Journey (Doubleday, 1982)[13]
  • The Two of Us (Simon & Schuster, 1984)[14]
  • Tender Offer (Simon & Schuster, 1985)[15]
  • Uncharted Places (Simon & Schuster, 1988)[16]
  • Perfect Together (E. P. Dutton, 1991).[17]
  • Coast to Coast: A Family Romance (Simon & Schuster, 2004)[18]

Death

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Johnson died on October 5, 2017, in Dallas, Texas; cause of death was not specified.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Class News". Abbot Academy Bulletin. 22 (3). Abbot Academy: 35. May 1955. Nora Johnson '50 — Dean's List of Smith College ; Nora Johnson received a B.A. degree from Smith, majoring in American Studies (a combination of History, Government and English) . She is working on a novel for publication. ; Engaged: Nora Johnson to Leonard Siwek of Chicago. Mr. Siwek is a graduate of Northwestern University, the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington and studied at the School of Oriental Studies in Cairo. He is a member of the Government Relations Staff of the Arabian American Oil Co. ; Nora Johnson to Leonard Siwek of Chicago, Feb. 19, 1955, in New York.
  2. ^ "Nora Johnson Is Wed To Dr. John A. Milici". New York Times. 1964-04-23. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  3. ^ a b c d Genzlinger, Neil (2017-10-09). "Nora Johnson, Author of 'The World of Henry Orient,' Dies at 84". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  4. ^ "OSCAR R. FLYNN JR., FINANCE PROFESSOR". nytimes.com. 1971-05-23. Retrieved 4 October 2025. Surviving are his widow, the former Marion Byrnes Johnson; ...
  5. ^ a b Abrahams, William (1982) Prize Stories 1982: The O. Henry Awards, Doubleday, p. 99
  6. ^ Author's official site
  7. ^ Sex and the College Girl at The Atlantic
  8. ^ Howard Gottlieb Archival Research Center Boston University
  9. ^ Johnson, Nora (1961). A step beyond innocence. Boston, Little, Brown. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  10. ^ Johnson, Nora (1966). Love letter in the dead-letter office ; a novel. New York : Delacorte Press. Retrieved 4 October 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  11. ^ Loud, Pat; Johnson, Nora (1974). Pat Loud: a woman's story. New York, Bantam. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  12. ^ Johnson, Nora (1979). Flashback : Nora Johnson on Nunnally Johnson. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-13406-4. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  13. ^ Johnson, Nora (1982). You can go home again : an intimate journey. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-15856-5. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  14. ^ Johnson, Nora (1985). The two of us. New York : New American Library. ISBN 978-0-451-13996-2. Retrieved 4 October 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  15. ^ Johnson, Nora (1985). Tender offer. New York : Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-671-55666-2. Retrieved 4 October 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  16. ^ Uncharted places. Simon and Schuster. 1988. ISBN 978-0-671-66136-6. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  17. ^ Johnson, Nora (1991). Perfect together. New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Dutton. ISBN 978-0-525-93316-8. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  18. ^ Johnson, Nora (2004). Coast to Coast: A Family Romance. New York : Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-3447-4. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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