Norman Panama
Writing
Born: 1914-04-21 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2003-01-13
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Are We Done Yet?
2007
Original Film Writer
A Talent for Murder
1983
Writer
Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today
1978
Writer
Barnaby and Me
1977
Director
I Will, I Will...For Now
1976
Director
Coffee, Tea or Me?
1973
Teleplay
How to Commit Marriage
1969
Director
The Maltese Bippy
1969
Director
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
Director
Strange Bedfellows
1965
Story
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
Director
The Facts of Life
1960
Screenplay
The Jayhawkers!
1959
Producer
The Trap
1959
Director
Li'l Abner
1959
Writer
That Certain Feeling
1956
Director
The Court Jester
1955
Director
White Christmas
1954
Writer
Knock on Wood
1954
Director
Above and Beyond
1953
Director
Strictly Dishonorable
1951
Director
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
Writer
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
Director
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
Screenplay
The Return of October
1948
Writer
It Had to Be You
1947
Screenplay
Road to Utopia
1946
Screenplay
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946
Screenplay
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946
Writer
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Screenplay