Clash by Night
1952
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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.
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.
- January 1, 1
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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...
A short film by Norman Krasna, a Jewish American screenwriter, that shows graphic footage of liberated Nazi camps. The film was made to raise public awareness of the Holocaust and its atrocities against Jews and other groups.
- 60.4914, FILM ID: 2881
- 00:13:05
- 1945
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.
KRASNA, Norman. Writer and Producer. Nationality: American. Born: Queens, New York City, 7 November 1909. Education: Attended Columbia University and St. John's University Law School, New York, 1928. Military Service: 1943–45—served with the United States Army Air Force motion-picture unit.
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.
