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Norman Krasna (November 7, 1909 – November 1, 1984) was an American screenwriter, playwright, producer, and film director who penned screwball comedies centered on a case of mistaken identity. Krasna directed three films during a forty-year career in Hollywood.
He never identifies this survivor—nor any other "political prisoner" or "co-religionist"—explicitly as Jewish. The tone of Eisner's letter is fairly typical of many soldiers' responses to the horrors of the Nazi camp system.
- 60.4914, FILM ID: 2881
- 00:13:05
- 1945
Jan 30, 2014 · This is what it looked like at the time of its liberation.
Postwar footage also captured the experiences of Jewish refugees, such as the film by George Kadish, "The Persecuted." Other examples of postwar film include Norman Krasna's "Lest We Forget," which was created from footage taken by American soldiers to document the horrors of liberated camps.
Norman Krasna, "Lest We Forget" tags: group violence Jews in North America liberation. type: Documentary
- May 1943
- 69.8K
- English
Norman Krasna. Writer: Princess O'Rourke. Humorist, playwright and screenwriter Norman Krasna went to great lengths planning for a career in law. He attended New York University, Columbia University and St. John's University law school but then abruptly changed his plans and started work as a copy boy at a New York newspaper.
Nov 7, 1984 · Norman Krasna, a playwright and an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, died Nov. 1 of a heart attack in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 74 years old.
