Transcript of a 23-hour interview completed under the auspices of the UCLA Dept. of Theater Arts; the UCLA Oral History Program provided technical advice Appendices include an excerpt from the script of The Grapes of wrath ([5] leaves) and a filmography ([3] leaves) Johnson recalls his early years, his career in journalism and screenwriting, and discusses his interactions with Darryl Zanuck, Herman Mankiewicz, and others in the film industry The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Screenwriter, producer, and director The UCLA Oral History Program : catalog of the collection / compiled by Constance S. Bullock (Los Angeles : Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 1982) is available in the UCLA Dept. of Special Collections Forms part of: Oral history of the motion picture in America Also forms part of: Oral History collection, Dept. of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Los Angeles Photocopy