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Norman Krasna
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Norman Krasna was an American film director, screenwriter, film producer, and playwright. Born in Queens in 1909, he was educated at Columbia University and spoke English. His professional career spanned from 1932 to 1964, during which he worked in the fields of drama and film direction. He authored 24 works, including the comedy *Who was that lady I saw you with?* and the 1941 film *Mr. and Mrs. Smith*.
Krasna received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. His work is recognized in the Academy Award Best Original Screenplay collection. He died of a myocardial infarction in Los Angeles in 1984 due to natural causes. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 24
Top works
- Who was that lady I saw you with? A new comedy
- Yom alef bi-Nyu-Yorḳ
- Rut yaḳirati
- Watch the Birdie.
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Norman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Queens
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film direction
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- date of birth
- 1909-11-07
- date of death
- 1984-11-01
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Commons category
- Norman Krasna
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Norman Krasna
- start of work period
- 1932-00-00
- end of work period
- 1964-00-00
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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