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 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.
Wrote 32
2000s
- 2007
1980s
- 1983
A Talent for Murder
Writer
1970s
- 1978
Li'l Abner in Dogpatch Today
Writer
- 1976
I Will, I Will...For Now
Screenplay
- 1973
1960s
- 1966
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
Screenplay, Story
- 1965
Strange Bedfellows
Story
- 1962
The Road to Hong Kong
Writer
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Li'l Abner
Writer
- 1956
That Certain Feeling
Writer
- 1955
- 1954
Knock on Wood
Writer
- 1953
Above and Beyond
Writer
- 1951
Callaway Went Thataway
Writer
Strictly Dishonorable
Writer
- 1950
The Reformer and the Redhead
Screenplay
1940s
- 1948
The Return of October
Writer
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Screenplay
- 1947
It Had to Be You
Screenplay
- 1946
Monsieur Beaucaire
Screenplay
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Writer
- 1945
Duffy's Tavern
Screenplay
- 1944
And the Angels Sing
Screenplay
- 1943
Happy Go Lucky
Screenplay
- 1942
My Favorite Blonde
Story
Star Spangled Rhythm
Screenplay
Directed 15
1970s
- 1977
Barnaby and Me
Director
- 1976
I Will, I Will...For Now
Director
- 1973
1960s
- 1969
How to Commit Marriage
Director
The Maltese Bippy
Director
- 1966
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
Director
- 1962
The Road to Hong Kong
Director
1950s
- 1959
- 1956
That Certain Feeling
Director
- 1955
- 1954
Knock on Wood
Director
- 1953
Above and Beyond
Director
- 1951
Callaway Went Thataway
Director
Strictly Dishonorable
Director
- 1950
The Reformer and the Redhead
Director
Produced 13
1960s
- 1966
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
Producer
- 1965
Strange Bedfellows
Producer
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Li'l Abner
Producer
The Jayhawkers!
Producer
- 1956
That Certain Feeling
Producer
- 1955
- 1954
Knock on Wood
Producer
- 1951
Callaway Went Thataway
Producer
Strictly Dishonorable
Producer
- 1950
The Reformer and the Redhead
Producer
1940s
- 1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Producer