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Ernest Pagano(1901-1953)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Ernest Pagano was born on 16 January 1901 in Florence, Colorado, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Slave Girl (1947), That's the Spirit (1945) and San Diego I Love You (1944). He was married to Norma Drew. He died on 29 April 1953 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 16, 1901
DiedApril 29, 1953(52)
BornJanuary 16, 1901
DiedApril 29, 1953(52)
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Yvonne De Carlo, Broderick Crawford, George Brent, and Andy Devine in Slave Girl (1947)
Slave Girl
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1947
Andy Devine, Jack Oakie, Peggy Ryan, Arthur Treacher, and June Vincent in That's the Spirit (1945)
That's the Spirit
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1945
Buster Keaton, Edward Everett Horton, Louise Allbritton, Charles Bates, Eric Blore, Donald Davis, Jon Hall, Peter Miles, Irene Ryan, and Rudy Wissler in San Diego I Love You (1944)
San Diego I Love You
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1944
Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
You Were Never Lovelier
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1942

Credits

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Writer

  • Comedy Cavalcade
    • story (segment "Allez Oop!")
    • 1973
  • Angel Auditions
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Broderick Crawford, George Brent, and Andy Devine in Slave Girl (1947)
    Slave Girl
    5.1
    • written for the screen by
    • 1947
  • Lucille Ball, George Brent, Charles Winninger, and Vera Zorina in Lover Come Back (1946)
    Lover Come Back
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1946
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron, and Beverly Simmons in Frontier Gal (1945)
    Frontier Gal
    5.9
    • original screenplay
    • 1945
  • Louise Allbritton, David Bruce, Susanna Foster, and Franchot Tone in That Night with You (1945)
    That Night with You
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1945
  • Andy Devine, Jack Oakie, Peggy Ryan, Arthur Treacher, and June Vincent in That's the Spirit (1945)
    That's the Spirit
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1945
  • Buster Keaton, Edward Everett Horton, Louise Allbritton, Charles Bates, Eric Blore, Donald Davis, Jon Hall, Peter Miles, Irene Ryan, and Rudy Wissler in San Diego I Love You (1944)
    San Diego I Love You
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix, and Vivian Blaine in Greenwich Village (1944)
    Greenwich Village
    6.2
    • adaptation (as Ernest S. Pagano)
    • 1944
  • Ann Blyth, Donald O'Connor, Jack Oakie, and Peggy Ryan in The Merry Monahans (1944)
    The Merry Monahans
    6.8
    • original screenplay
    • 1944
  • Edward Everett Horton, Louise Allbritton, Robert Benchley, Helen Broderick, Walter Catlett, and Robert Paige in Her Primitive Man (1944)
    Her Primitive Man
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Walter Abel, Louise Allbritton, Diana Barrymore, and Robert Paige in Fired Wife (1943)
    Fired Wife
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
    You Were Never Lovelier
    7.1
    • screen play by
    • 1942
  • Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
    You'll Never Get Rich
    6.7
    • original screenplay
    • 1941
  • Constance Moore, Bert Wheeler, and Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra in Las Vegas Nights (1941)
    Las Vegas Nights
    5.2
    • original screen play by
    • 1941

Producer

  • Yvonne De Carlo, Broderick Crawford, George Brent, and Andy Devine in Slave Girl (1947)
    Slave Girl
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Lucille Ball, George Brent, Charles Winninger, and Vera Zorina in Lover Come Back (1946)
    Lover Come Back
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron, and Beverly Simmons in Frontier Gal (1945)
    Frontier Gal
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Louise Allbritton, David Bruce, Susanna Foster, and Franchot Tone in That Night with You (1945)
    That Night with You
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Andy Devine, Jack Oakie, Peggy Ryan, Arthur Treacher, and June Vincent in That's the Spirit (1945)
    That's the Spirit
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Buster Keaton, Edward Everett Horton, Louise Allbritton, Charles Bates, Eric Blore, Donald Davis, Jon Hall, Peter Miles, Irene Ryan, and Rudy Wissler in San Diego I Love You (1944)
    San Diego I Love You
    6.7
    • associate producer
    • 1944
  • Ann Blyth, Donald O'Connor, Jack Oakie, and Peggy Ryan in The Merry Monahans (1944)
    The Merry Monahans
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Edward Everett Horton, Louise Allbritton, Robert Benchley, Helen Broderick, Walter Catlett, and Robert Paige in Her Primitive Man (1944)
    Her Primitive Man
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1944

Script and Continuity Department

  • Buster Keaton in The Gold Ghost (1934)
    The Gold Ghost
    6.1
    Short
    • adaptation and continuity
    • 1934
  • Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931)
    Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
    4.4
    Short
    • continuity and dialogue
    • 1931
  • Three Hollywood Girls (1931)
    Three Hollywood Girls
    5.8
    Short
    • continuity
    • 1931

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ernest S. Pagano
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • January 16, 1901
    • Florence, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • April 29, 1953
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Norma Drew? - April 29, 1953 (his death)
  • Other works
    Story: "Come Back to Aaron" (filmed as The Matinee Idol (1928)).

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