Nora Johnson was born in Hollywood, California on January 31, 1933. She attended the Brearley School in Manhattan and the Abbot Academy in Massachusetts. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1954. Her book, The World of Henry Orient, was published in 1958 and was based on her experiences at Brearley. It was adapted into a movie in 1964 and a musical in 1967.
She was a novelist and memoirist. Her novels included The Two of Us, Tender Offer, and Perfect Together. Several of her memoirs dealt with her relationship with her father screenwriter Nunnally Johnson including Flashback, You Can Go Home Again: An Intimate Journey, and Coast to Coast: A Family Romance. She also wrote numerous book reviews, short stories, and essays. She died on October 5, 2017 at the age of 84.
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