Norman Panama

Writing·Apr 21, 1914·Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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 gags 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.

Film	Credit
A Talent for Murder1983 · Writer	Writer
LLi'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today1978 · Writer	Writer
Barnaby and Me1977 · Director	Director
I Will, I Will...For Now1976 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Coffee, Tea or Me?1973 · Director	Director
How to Commit Marriage1969 · Director	Director
The Maltese Bippy1969 · Director	Director
Not With My Wife, You Don't!1966 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Strange Bedfellows1965 · Producer	Producer
The Road to Hong Kong1962 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Facts of Life1960 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
Li'l Abner1959 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
The Jayhawkers!1959 · Producer	Producer
The Trap1959 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
That Certain Feeling1956 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
The Court Jester1955 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
White Christmas1954 · Writer	Writer
Knock on Wood1954 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Above and Beyond1953 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Callaway Went Thataway1951 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Strictly Dishonorable1951 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Reformer and the Redhead1950 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Return of October1948 · Writer	Writer
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House1948 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
It Had to Be You1947 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Monsieur Beaucaire1946 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Our Hearts Were Growing Up1946 · Writer	Writer
Road to Utopia1946 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Duffy's Tavern1945 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Princess and the Pirate1944 · Screenplay	Screenplay
And the Angels Sing1944 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Happy Go Lucky1943 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Star Spangled Rhythm1942 · Screenplay	Screenplay