​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Naftuli "Nathan" Hertz Juran (September 1, 1907 - October 23, 2002) was an American film art director and film director who is most noted for winning the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for How Green Was My Valley and for directing science fiction and fantasy films such as Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. He was also the brother of quality guru Joseph M. Juran. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Nathan Hertz Juran, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.