As Writer
A Talent for Murder
1983
5.9
Norman Panama
Directing
Birth Date
April 21, 1914
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of Death
January 13, 2003
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
Barnaby and Me
1977
4.8
As Director, As Writer
I Will, I Will...For Now
1976
3.0
As Director
How to Commit Marriage
1969
4.8
As Director
The Maltese Bippy
1969
5.4
As Director, As Writer
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
5.8
As Writer
Li'l Abner
1959
6.0
As Director, As Writer
That Certain Feeling
1956
5.3
As Director, As Writer
The Court Jester
1955
7.2
As Writer
White Christmas
1954
7.2
As Director, As Writer
Knock on Wood
1954
6.6
As Director, As Writer
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
5.1
As Director, As Writer
Strictly Dishonorable
1951
5.2
As Writer
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
7.0
As Writer
Duffy's Tavern
1945
6.1
As Writer
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
6.1