Norman Panama
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Norman Kaye Panama (April 21, 1914 – January 13, 2003) was an American screenwriter and film producer born in Chicago, Illinois.
Melvin Frank, a former schoolmate, and him to form a three-decade writing partnership that has flourished.
He has also written gags for comedians, such as Bob Hope's radio show and Groucho Marx. Li'l Abner (1959), Danny Kaye's film The Court Jester (1956), and Bob Hope's How to Commit Marriage (1969) were two of his most popular films.
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), Road to Utopia (1946), and The Court Jester are among other films. He received an Edgar Award for A Talent for Murder (1981), a play he co-wrote with Jerome Chodorov.
Panama continued to write and direct into the 1980s.
He died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 88, from Parkinson's disease complications.
Life and career
When Panama first met Melvin Frank in 1933, they were both at the University of Chicago. They began a friendship in 1935 that lasted for four decades; first writing for Milton Berle before becoming writers for Bob Hope's radio show and Groucho Marx. They sold their first script, My Favorite Blonde (1942), which starred Hope in 1941.
They were with Paramount for five years, including Hope and Bing Crosby (1946), which earned them an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. They then went to Columbia Pictures for It Had to Be You (1947) and The Return of October (1948) and then wrote Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) for RKO.
They signed a writing, directing, and directing contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1950 and co-writers, co-directors, and co-producers. They started with The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) and later produced Knock on Wood (1954) and The Court Jester (1956), both with Danny Kaye, with the former receiving them another Academy Award nomination. They also co-wrote White Christmas (1954) with Norman Krasna. They wrote a Broadway play together in 1956, which was later turned into Li'l Abner (1959), directed by Frank. They received another Academy Award nomination for The Facts of Life (1960) and then on The Road to Hong Kong (1962).
He received the Edgar Award for A Talent for Murder (1981), a script he co-wrote with Jerome Chodorov. Panama continued to write and direct through the 1980s. He died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 88, from Parkinson's disease complications.