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Norman Panama

Norman Panama

Known For Writing
Birthday Apr 21, 1914
Died Jan 13, 2003 (88)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Norman Panama (April 21, 1914 – January 13, 2003) was an American screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois. He collaborated with a former school friend, Melvin Frank, to form a writing partnership which endured for three decades. He also wrote g ... ags for comedians such as Bob Hope's radio program and for Groucho Marx. The most famous films Panama directed were Li'l Abner (1959), the Danny Kaye film The Court Jester (1956), and Bob Hope's How to Commit Marriage (1969). He wrote Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), Road to Utopia (1946), and The Court Jester, among other movies. He won an Edgar Award for A Talent for Murder (1981), a play he co-wrote with Jerome Chodorov. Panama continued to write and direct through the 1980s. He died in 2003 in Los Angeles, California from complications due to Parkinson's disease. Description above from the Wikipedia article Norman Panama, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Are We Done Yet?

Are We Done Yet?

2007

Original Film Writer

A Talent for Murder

A Talent for Murder

1983

Writer

I Will, I Will...For Now

I Will, I Will...For Now

1976

Screenplay

Coffee, Tea or Me?

Coffee, Tea or Me?

1973

Teleplay

Not With My Wife, You Don't

Not With My Wife, You Don't

1966

Screenplay, Story

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

1965

Story

The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong

1962

Writer

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

1960

Screenplay

The Trap

The Trap

1959

Writer

Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner

1959

Writer

That Certain Feeling

That Certain Feeling

1956

Writer

The Court Jester

The Court Jester

1955

Screenplay

White Christmas

White Christmas

1954

Writer

Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood

1954

Writer

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

1953

Writer

Strictly Dishonorable

Strictly Dishonorable

1951

Writer

The Return of October

The Return of October

1948

Writer

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

1947

Screenplay

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

1946

Screenplay

Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946

Screenplay

Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

1945

Screenplay

The Princess and the Pirate

The Princess and the Pirate

1944

Screenplay

And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing

1944

Screenplay

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Screenplay

Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky

1943

Screenplay

My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde

1942

Story

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Screenplay

Barnaby and Me

Barnaby and Me

1977

Director

I Will, I Will...For Now

I Will, I Will...For Now

1976

Director

Coffee, Tea or Me?

Coffee, Tea or Me?

1973

Director

The Maltese Bippy

The Maltese Bippy

1969

Director

How to Commit Marriage

How to Commit Marriage

1969

Director

The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong

1962

Director

The Trap

The Trap

1959

Director

That Certain Feeling

That Certain Feeling

1956

Director

The Court Jester

The Court Jester

1955

Director

Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood

1954

Director

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

1953

Director

Strictly Dishonorable

Strictly Dishonorable

1951

Director

Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway

1951

Director

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

1965

Producer

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

1960

Producer

The Trap

The Trap

1959

Producer

The Jayhawkers!

The Jayhawkers!

1959

Producer

Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner

1959

Producer

That Certain Feeling

That Certain Feeling

1956

Producer

The Court Jester

The Court Jester

1955

Producer

Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood

1954

Producer

Strictly Dishonorable

Strictly Dishonorable

1951

Producer

Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway

1951

Producer

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