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Profile of Norman Panama
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Norman Panama |
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21st April 1914 |
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Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Norman Panama (21 April 1914 – 13 January 2003) was an American screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois. He collaborated with a former schoolfriend, Melvin Frank to form a writing partnership which endured for 3 decades. He also wrote gags for comedians such as Bob Hope and Groucho Marx.
The most famous films he directed were the 1962 Danny Kaye film The Court Jester and Bob Hope's 1969 film How to Commit Marriage.
He died in 2003 in Los Angeles from complications due to Parkinson's disease.
External link
- Norman Panama at the Internet Movie Database
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