James Dunn

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James Dunn and Peggy Ann Garner in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

James Dunn

American actor

Also known as: James Howard Dunn

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Elia Kazan
Films of the 1940s
…an especially strong performance from James Dunn, who earned an Academy Award as best supporting actor.
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…an especially strong performance from James Dunn, who earned an Academy Award as best supporting actor.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Reception
…Dorothy McGuire as Katie, and James Dunn as Johnny. The film, directed by Elia Kazan, was nominated for an Academy Award for best screenplay, and Dunn won an Oscar for best supporting actor. The novel was also adapted into a Broadway musical, in 1951.
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…Dorothy McGuire as Katie, and James Dunn as Johnny. The film, directed by Elia Kazan, was nominated for an Academy Award for best screenplay, and Dunn won an Oscar for best supporting actor. The novel was also adapted into a Broadway musical, in 1951.
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