Norman Krasna

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1909-11-07

Deathday 1984-11-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Norman Krasna

Biography

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.

Known For

Writer

1964
1963
Sunday in New York

as Screenplay

1963
Sunday in New York

as Theatre Play

1962
My Geisha

as Story

1962
My Geisha

as Screenplay

1960
Let's Make Love

as Screenplay

1960
Who Was That Lady?

as Theatre Play

1960
1958
Indiscreet

as Screenplay

1958
Indiscreet

as Theatre Play

1956
Bundle of Joy

as Writer

1954
White Christmas

as Writer

1950
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Screenplay

1949
John Loves Mary

as Theatre Play

1947
Dear Ruth

as Theatre Play

1944
1944
1943
Princess O'Rourke

as Screenplay

1941
1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Screenplay

1941
It Started with Eve

as Screenplay

1940
It's a Date

as Screenplay

1939
Bachelor Mother

as Screenplay

1938
You and Me

as Story

1937
Big City

as Story

1937
1936
Fury

as Story

1936
Wife vs. Secretary

as Screenplay

1935
1935
Four Hours to Kill!

as Screenplay

1933
Parole Girl

as Screenplay

1933
So This Is Africa

as Screenplay

1933
1932
That's My Boy

as Screenplay

1932
Hollywood Speaks

as Screenplay

1932

Producer

1960
Who Was That Lady?

as Producer

1952
Clash by Night

as Producer

1951
Behave Yourself!

as Producer

1951
1951
The Blue Veil

as Producer

1950
The Big Hangover

as Producer

1941
The Devil and Miss Jones

as Associate Producer

1938
1938
1937
Big City

as Producer

Director

1950
The Big Hangover

as Director

1943
Princess O'Rourke

as Director

Crew

1934
The Countess of Monte Cristo

as Additional Writing

1933
Bombshell

as Additional Writing