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

Early life

Nora Johnson, daughter of filmmaker Nunnally Johnson and Marion Byrnes, was born in

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in 1933.Abrahams, William (1982) ''Prize Stories 1982: The O. Henry Awards'', Doubleday, p. 99 She was educated at the

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, and

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, from which she graduated in 1954. Her sister was the film editor

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Writings

Her first novel, ''The World of Henry Orient'', inspired by her experiences at the

, was published in 1956, and was made into a

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starring Peter Sellers in 1964. Her influential article ''Sex and the College Girl'', was published in the November 1957 issue of ''

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'', discussing attitudes towards sex on American campuses. Johnson's other works include ''A Step Beyond Innocence'' (Little, Brown, 1961); ''Loveletter in the Dead-Letter Office'' (Delacorte, 1966); ''Flashback: Nora Johnson on Nunnally Johnson'' (Doubleday, 1979); ''You Can Go Home Again: An Intimate Journey'' (Doubleday, 1982); ''The Two of Us (Simon & Schuster'', 1984); ''Tender Offer'' (Simon & Schuster, 1985); ''Uncharted Places'' (Simon & Schuster, 1988); ''Perfect Together'' (E. P. Dutton, 1991).Boston University Howard Gottlieb Archival Research Center
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Death

Johnson died on October 5, 2017 in

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, Texas; cause of death was not specified.

References

External links

Official website
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Sex and the College Girl
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