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Norman Krasna

Known for writing · Born 7 November 1909 · Died 1 November 1984 · aged 74 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Norman Krasna (November 7, 1909 – November 1, 1984) was an American screenwriter, playwright, producer, and film director. He is best known for penning screwball comedies which centered on a case of mistaken identity. Krasna also directed three films during a forty-year career in Hollywood. He garnered four Academy Award screenwriting nominations, winning once for 1943's Princess O'Rourke, a film he also directed.

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Known for

White Christmas

1954

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941

Fury

1936

Indiscreet

1958

Let's Make Love

1960

Bachelor Mother

1939

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

Sunday in New York

1963

Princess O'Rourke

1943

You and Me

1938

It Started with Eve

1941

Crew (2)

1934The Countess of Monte CristoAdditional WritingFilm
1933BombshellAdditional WritingFilm

Directing (2)

1950The Big HangoverDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
1943Princess O'RourkeDirector, ScreenplayFilm

Production (7)

1956The Ambassador's DaughterProducer, Director, WriterFilm
1952Clash by NightProducerFilm
1951Behave Yourself!ProducerFilm
1951Two Tickets to BroadwayProducerFilm
1951The Blue VeilProducerFilm
1938Three Loves Has NancyProducerFilm
1937Big CityProducer, StoryFilm

Writing (36)

1988IndiscreetTheatre Play, Original Film WriterFilm
1964I'd Rather Be RichWriterFilm
1963Sunday in New YorkTheatre Play, ScreenplayFilm
1962My GeishaScreenplay, StoryFilm
1960Let's Make LoveScreenplayFilm
1960Who Was That Lady?Writer, Theatre Play, ProducerFilm
1958IndiscreetScreenplay, Theatre PlayFilm
1956Bundle of JoyWriterFilm
1954White ChristmasWriterFilm
1950Lux Video TheatreScreenplaySeries
1949John Loves MaryTheatre PlayFilm
1947Dear RuthTheatre PlayFilm
1944Bride by MistakeStoryFilm
1944Practically YoursWriterFilm
1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithStory, ScreenplayFilm
1941The Devil and Miss JonesWriter, Associate ProducerFilm
1941It Started with EveScreenplayFilm
1941The Flame of New OrleansWriterFilm
1940It's a DateScreenplayFilm
1939Bachelor MotherScreenplayFilm
1938You and MeStoryFilm
1938The First Hundred YearsStory, ProducerFilm
1937The King and the Chorus GirlWriterFilm
1937As Good as MarriedStoryFilm
1936FuryStoryFilm
1936Wife vs. SecretaryScreenplayFilm
1935Hands Across the TableScreenplayFilm
1935Four Hours to Kill!ScreenplayFilm
1934The Richest Girl in the WorldWriterFilm
1934Romance in ManhattanStoryFilm
1933Parole GirlScreenplay, Original StoryFilm
1933So This Is AfricaScreenplayFilm
1933Meet the BaronStoryFilm
1933Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!WriterFilm
1932That's My BoyScreenplayFilm
1932Hollywood SpeaksScreenplay, StoryFilm