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Norman Panama

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Writer / Film Director | * 04/21/1914 († 88, 01/13/2003) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Norman Kaye Panama (April 21, 1914 – January 13, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is known for his partnership with Melvin Frank and their work on films such as Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1956). Without Frank, he directed films such as How to Commit Marriage (1969). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Romance / Love | Music

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An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems. ...

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

NR

1948 | 3.5/5 | 1h 34min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it can do tremendously more damage than ...

Above and Beyond

NR

1953 | 3.3/5 | 2h 2min
Action, Drama, War
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Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who c ...

White Christmas

NR

1954 | 3.6/5 | 2h
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has failed with another love affair. The reason: when the relationship reaches the point when it is time to discuss marriage, his two dolls become mean and jealous. Morgan's ...

Knock On Wood

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1954 | 3.4/5 | 1h 43min
Action, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Norman Panama

Edgar Awards 3x Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Movies with Norman Panama as Crew(58)

Writing/Writer1984 A Talent for Murder
Directing/Director1977 Barnaby and Me
Directing/Director1976 I Will, I Will...For Now
Writing/Screenplay1976 I Will, I Will...For Now
Directing/Director1973 Coffee, Tea or Me?
Writing/Teleplay1973 Coffee, Tea or Me?
Directing/Director1969 How to Commit Marriage
Directing/Director1969 The Maltese Bippy
Directing/Director1966 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
Production/Producer1966 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
Writing/Screenplay1966 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
Production/Producer1965 Strange Bedfellows
Writing/Story1965 Strange Bedfellows
Directing/Director1962 The Road to Hong Kong
Writing/Writer1962 The Road to Hong Kong
Production/Producer1960 The Facts of Life
Writing/Screenplay1960 The Facts of Life
Directing/Director1959 The Trap
Production/Producer1959 The Trap
Writing/Writer1959 The Trap
Production/Producer1959 The Jayhawkers!
Production/Producer1959 Li'l Abner
Writing/Writer1959 Li'l Abner
Directing/Director1956 That Certain Feeling
Production/Producer1956 That Certain Feeling
Writing/Writer1956 That Certain Feeling
Directing/Director1955 The Court Jester
Production/Producer1955 The Court Jester
Writing/Screenplay1955 The Court Jester
Directing/Director1954 Knock On Wood
Production/Producer1954 Knock On Wood
Writing/Writer1954 Knock On Wood
Writing/Writer1954 White Christmas
Directing/Director1953 Above and Beyond
Writing/Writer1953 Above and Beyond
Directing/Director1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Production/Producer1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Writing/Writer1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Directing/Director1951 Callaway Went Thataway
Production/Producer1951 Callaway Went Thataway
Writing/Writer1951 Callaway Went Thataway
Directing/Director1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Production/Producer1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Writing/Screenplay1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Writing/Writer1948 The Return of October
Production/Producer1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Writing/Screenplay1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Writing/Screenplay1947 It Had to Be You
Writing/Screenplay1946 Monsieur Beaucaire
Writing/Writer1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Writing/Screenplay1945 Road to Utopia
Writing/Screenplay1945 Duffy's Tavern
Writing/Screenplay1944 The Princess and the Pirate
Writing/Screenplay1944 And the Angels Sing
Writing/Screenplay1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Writing/Screenplay1943 Happy Go Lucky
Writing/Story1942 My Favorite Blonde
Writing/Screenplay1942 Star Spangled Rhythm

Full Name: Norman Panama
Born: Tuesday, 04/21 1914 (April) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 01/13 2003 (January) in Los Angeles (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Norman Panama (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Norman Kaye Panama"
Norman Panama frequently works together with these people:
Melvin Frank (48x, Crew)
Wally Westmore (11x, Crew)
Bob Hope (10x, Actor)
Edith Head (10x, Crew)
Bing Crosby (7x, Actor)
Hal Pereira (7x, Crew)
Sam Comer (7x, Crew)
Hans Dreier (6x, Crew)
Joseph J. Lilley (6x, Crew)
Ray June (5x, Crew)
Hal C. Kern (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:307339, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024