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Nathan Juran

American film director (1907-2002)
Person Human Q588246

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
September 1, 1907
Date of death
October 23, 2002
Place of birth
Gura Humorului
Place of death
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
film director, screenwriter, production designer, painter, television director, writer, film screenwriter, designer, art director, military officer, military personnel, director[5][6][7][8][9][11]
Employer
Office of Strategic Services[12]
Educated at
University of Minnesota, Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13][14]
Award received
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[15]
Sibling
Joseph M. Juran[24]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[22][23]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Juran[19]
Given name
Nathan[20]
Military branch
United States Navy[17]
Participated in conflict
World War II[18]
Pseudonym
Nathan Juran[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nathan H. Juran en Nathan Juran ar ناثان إتش. جوران fa نیتن اچ. جوران he נתן ה. ג'ורן it Nathan H. Juran ja ネイザン・H・ジュラン ja ネイサン・ジュラン ja ネイザン・ジュラン ko 나단 주런 ru Натан Юран ru Юран, Натан zh 納森·朱蘭
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000120995701, 0000000368634985
VIAF cluster ID
19865735
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86140057
GND ID
138361738
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
1344
AllMovie person ID
p94197
Allcinema person ID
6676
AlloCiné person ID
16369
Awards & Winners artist ID
0f7h2g
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13895798h
CANTIC ID
981060729773106706
CINEFOX person ID
22887
Show all 46 identifiers +34
CiNii Research ID
1140845216736523776
Danish National Filmography person ID
119322
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
138361738
Dezède person ID
42138
Elonet person ID
835256
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Juran-Nathan
Fandango person ID
334732
Film.ru person ID
natan-dzhuran
Freebase ID
/m/0f7h2g
George Eastman Museum people ID
120525, 102098
HAND ID
AABB-EF3C-B1C2-D5FD-21A5
IMDb ID
nm0432846
IdRef ID
086267086
J9U entity ID
987007310836005171
Kinobox person ID
66848
Kinopoisk person ID
195731
Movie Walker Press person ID
4427
MovieMeter person ID
44878
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16253515
NNDB people ID
052/000135644
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201111339
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1392879
Open Media Database person ID
44878
PORT person ID
111426
Related category
Category:Films directed by Nathan Juran
SBN author ID
RAVV221833
SNAC ARK ID
w64c707n
Swedish Film Database person ID
153553
TMDB person ID
44878
Union List of Artist Names ID
500267661
WikiTree person ID
Juran-57
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxmDy6VRtccV7KQh37j4q
Yale LUX ID
person/013c77e5-e155-44a4-949f-181e2d52f477
ČSFD person ID
2955

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🔗 Connections
Films directed 21
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, 20 Million Miles to Earth, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Lost in Space, The Deadly Mantis, Jack the Giant Killer, First Men in the Moon, Hellcats of the Navy +13 more
Occupation 10
writer, film director, painter, screenwriter, military officer, military personnel, designer, art director +2 more
← Production designer 3
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands, Tulsa, Untamed Frontier
Educated at 2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Office of Strategic Services
Films written 1
Jack the Giant Killer
Given name 1
Nathan
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
United States Navy
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Gura Humorului
Place of death 1
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Nathan Juran
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Joseph M. Juran
Siblings 1
Joseph M. Juran
← Art director 1
Harvey
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Nathan Juran
← Creator 1
Gunsmoke
← FactGrid item ID 1
Zachacie
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Summary

Nathan Juran was born in Gura Humorului[1]. He was born on September 1, 1907[2]. He died in Palos Verdes Peninsula[3]. He died on October 23, 2002[4]. He worked as a film director[5], screenwriter[6], production designer[7], painter[8], and television director[9].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Minnesota[13], a public research university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1851[27], headquartered in Minneapolis[28] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14], a university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1861[31], headquartered in Cambridge[32].

FAQs

Where was Nathan Juran born?

Nathan Juran's place of birth was Gura Humorului[1].

Where did Nathan Juran die?

Nathan Juran passed away in Palos Verdes Peninsula[3].

What did Nathan Juran do for work?

Nathan Juran worked as film director[5], screenwriter[6], production designer[7], painter[8], and television director[9].

Where did Nathan Juran go to school?

Nathan Juran was educated at University of Minnesota[13] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14].

What awards did Nathan Juran receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[15].

Related Entities

Harvey Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → AABB-EF3C-B1C2-D5FD-21A5
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57984: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINEFOX person ID → 22887
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43528"
  3. 23w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 120525, 102098
    "Created claim: George Eastman Museum people ID: 120525, Matched to Nathan Juran (#118195006) in George Eastman Muse…"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → film director, screenwriter, production designer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32118: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
  5. 27w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military branch → United States Navy
    Participated in conflict → World War II
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
    Place of death → Palos Verdes Peninsula
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981060729773106706, batch #257405"
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