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, then abruptly changed his plans and started work as a copy boy at a New York newspaper. He had a brief stint as a drama critic for the Evening Graphic and...
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Writers Guild of America Award - Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Story, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical, BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay
Movies
White Christmas, Indiscreet, Princess O'Rourke, Let's Make Love, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Devil and Miss Jones, Fury, Sunday in New York, The Ambassador's Daughter, The Big Hangover, Bachelor Mother, My Geisha, Dear Ruth, Who Was That Lady?, The Richest Girl in the World, The Flame of New Orleans, It S...
Krasna had lost his hair at an early age, and was somewhat touchy about his baldness. When he met someone with a full head of hair, he often contemptuously referred to "that unsightly growth on your head".
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According to a biographer, he became an expert at writing the "wisecrack" movie. His scripts were full of cute, funny one-liners that summed up humorous situations.
$6 Million
