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

Early life

Nora Johnson, daughter of filmmaker

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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 Brearley School, Abbot Academy, and

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

Writings

Her first novel, ', inspired by her experiences at the Brearley School, was published in 1956, and was made into a

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starring

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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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