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Norman Taurog

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1899-02-23

Deathday: 1981-04-07 (82 years old)

Biography

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Norman Rae Taurog (February 23, 1899 - April 7, 1981) was an American film director and screenwriter. Between 1920 and 1968, Taurog directed over 140 films, and directed Elvis Presley in more movies than any other director (nine, starting with G.I. Blues (1960)). He won the 1931 Academy Award for Best Director for the film Skippy and still holds the record as the youngest director (32) to win it. He was later nominated for Best Director for the 1938 film, Boys Town. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Norman Taurog has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1600 Vine Street.

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Filmography

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Movies 125

Director 119

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Self - Director (archive sound)

Norman Taurog

Biography

Filmography

all 125

Movies 125

Director 119

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Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine (2003)

This Is Elvis (1981)

Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)

Speedway (1968)

Double Trouble (1967)

Spinout (1966)

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

Sergeant Deadhead (1965)

Tickle Me (1965)

Palm Springs Weekend (1963)

It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)

Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)

Blue Hawaii (1961)

All Hands on Deck (1961)

G.I. Blues (1960)

Visit to a Small Planet (1960)

Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)

Onionhead (1958)

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)

Bundle of Joy (1956)

Pardners (1956)

The Birds and the Bees (1956)

You're Never Too Young (1955)

Living It Up (1954)

The Caddy (1953)

The Stars Are Singing (1953)

Jumping Jacks (1952)

Room for One More (1952)

The Stooge (1951)

Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)

The Toast of New Orleans (1950)

Please Believe Me (1950)

That Midnight Kiss (1949)

Words and Music (1948)

Big City (1948)

The Bride Goes Wild (1948)

The Beginning or the End (1947)

The Hoodlum Saint (1946)

Girl Crazy (1943)

Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

A Yank at Eton (1942)

Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)

Design for Scandal (1941)

Married Bachelor (1941)

Men of Boys Town (1941)

Little Nellie Kelly (1940)

Young Tom Edison (1940)

Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

Lucky Night (1939)

The Girl Downstairs (1938)

Boys Town (1938)

Mad About Music (1938)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)

You Can't Have Everything (1937)

Fifty Roads to Town (1937)

Reunion (1936)

Rhythm on the Range (1936)

Strike Me Pink (1936)

The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)

College Rhythm (1934)

Hollywood Rhythm (1934)

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)

We're Not Dressing (1934)

The Way to Love (1933)

A Bedtime Story (1933)

If I Had a Million (1932)

The Phantom President (1932)

Hold 'Em Jail (1932)

Sooky (1931)

Huckleberry Finn (1931)

Newly Rich (1931)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1899-02-23

Deathday
1981-04-07 (82 years old)

Birth Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Relationships
Julie Leonard (1925-01-01 - 1943-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Norman Rae Taurog, Норман Торог, Норман Таурог

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Director