Chuck Panama

Charles (Chuck) Panama (February 2, 1925 – May 13, 2018) was an American journalist and publicist.

Early life Panama was born on February 2, 1925, in Chicago. to Ruth and Benjamin Panama. His father died of pneumonia when Chuck was just three months old. He had one sibling, Herb Panama, who was 5 years older.

He served in the Pacific during World War II. He was the radio man on a B-24 bomber in the Jolly Rodgers group in the US Army Air core (there was no air force then) His squadron was working its way towards mainland Japan when the US dropped the atomic bombs and the war ended.

Panama attended the University of California, Los Angeles.

Personal life and death With his wife Gerry, Panama had a son, Craig Panama and two daughters, Cindy Panama and Carrie Panama Requist.

Panama died on May 13, 2018, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. He was 93.