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Norman Krasna 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.
Born
Sunday, 07 November 1909
Died
Thursday, 01 November 1984
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell | Self | 1982 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell | Self | 1982 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Ambassador's Daughter | 1956 |
| The Big Hangover | 1950 |
| Princess O'Rourke | 1943 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Who Was That Lady? | 1960 |
| The Ambassador's Daughter | 1956 |
| The Lusty Men | 1952 |
| Clash by Night | 1952 |
| Two Tickets to Broadway | 1951 |
| The Blue Veil | 1951 |
| Behave Yourself! | 1951 |
| The Big Hangover | 1950 |
| The Devil and Miss Jones | 1941 |
| Three Loves Has Nancy | 1938 |
| The First Hundred Years | 1938 |
| Big City | 1937 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1944 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Won |
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 1937 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
| 1935 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
