Ernest Pagano

Ernest Pagano
Born	(1901-01-16)January 16, 1901 Florence, Colorado, U.S.
Died	April 29, 1953(1953-04-29) (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1927–1947

Ernest S. Pagano (January 16, 1901 – April 29, 1953) was an American screenwriter. He began in showbusiness as a "gag-man" in silent films.[1] He wrote for 66 films between 1927 and 1947. He was born in Florence, Colorado, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack. His brother was the novelist and screenwriter Jo Pagano.[2]

Partial filmography

• Spite Marriage (1929)
• Three Hollywood Girls (1931)
• Pete and Repeat (1931)
• Crashing Hollywood (1931)
• Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931)
• The Lure of Hollywood (1931)
• Honeymoon Trio (1931)
• Up Pops the Duke (1931)
• That's My Meat (1931)
• One Quiet Night (1931)
• Queenie of Hollywood (1931)
• Once a Hero (1931)
• The Tamale Vendor (1931)
• Idle Roomers (1931)
• Smart Work (1931)
• Moonlight and Cactus (1932)
• Keep Laughing (1932)
• Bridge Wives (1932)
• Hollywood Luck (1932)
• Hollywood Lights (1932)
• Son of a Sailor (1933)
• The Gold Ghost (1934)
• Allez Oop (1934)
• Shall We Dance (1937)
• A Damsel in Distress (1937)
• Vivacious Lady (1938)
• Carefree (1938)
• The Flying Irishman (1939)
• You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
• You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
• San Diego, I Love You (1944)
• That's the Spirit (1945)
• That Night with You (1945)
• Lover Come Back (1946)

References

1. Wodehouse: A Life by Robert McCrum, W. W. Norton & Company, 2005, page 245.
2. Celluloid Adventures 2: Artistic Triumphs...Box Office Bombs by Nicholas Anez, Midnight Marquee Press, 2011, page 64

External links

• Ernest Pagano at IMDb