Norman Panama
Norman Panama is known for White Christmas (1954), The Court Jester (1955), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948).
Biography
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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.
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Questions about Norman Panama
How many Norman Panama films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 31 films with Norman Panama, from 1942 to 1983.
What is the best rated Norman Panama film?
The best rated Norman Panama film in the catalogue is The Court Jester (1955), rated 7.3.
What was the first Norman Panama film?
The first Norman Panama film in the catalogue is Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, from 1948.
Who has Norman Panama worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Norman Panama shares the most credits with Melvin Frank (3 films), Danny Kaye (2 films) and Van Cleave (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.2 White Christmas
1954
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7.3 The Court Jester
1955
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7.0 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
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6.9 The Trap
1959
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6.2 Li'l Abner
1959
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6.1 The Jayhawkers!
1959
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6.7 Road to Utopia
1946
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6.9 The Princess and the Pirate
1944
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6.2 Above and Beyond
1953
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6.0 Strange Bedfellows
1965
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5.8 The Road to Hong Kong
1962
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6.4 My Favorite Blonde
1942
Full filmography
31 films — 31 in the catalogue
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6.2 Barnaby and Me
1977
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4.8 I Will, I Will...For Now
1976
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Coffee, Tea or Me?
1973
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5.8 How to Commit Marriage
1969
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6.2 The Maltese Bippy
1969
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5.8 Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
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5.8
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
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6.9
The Trap
1959
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5.6 That Certain Feeling
1956
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7.3
The Court Jester
1955
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6.7 Knock on Wood
1954
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6.2
Above and Beyond
1953
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5.6 Callaway Went Thataway
1951
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5.0 Strictly Dishonorable
1951
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7.6 The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
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6.9 A Talent for Murder
1983
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Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today
1978
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6.0
Strange Bedfellows
1965
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5.3 The Facts of Life
1960
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6.2
Li'l Abner
1959
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6.1
The Jayhawkers!
1959
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7.2
White Christmas
1954
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6.4 The Return of October
1948
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7.0
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
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5.7 Monsieur Beaucaire
1946
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6.7
Road to Utopia
1946
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6.4 Duffy's Tavern
1945
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6.9
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
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6.2 Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
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6.4
My Favorite Blonde
1942
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6.2 Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
People data: TMDb.
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