Directing · b. 1899 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Norman Taurog

Biography

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 nine films, more movies than any other director. He won the 1931 Academy Award for Best Director for the film Skippy and held the record as the youngest director (32) to win for 86 years. 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.

Directed
Live a Little, Love a Little 1968 Speedway 1968 Double Trouble 1967 Spinout 1966 Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine 1965 Tickle Me 1965 Sergeant Deadhead 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 Pardners 1956 Bundle of Joy 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 The Toast of New Orleans 1950 Please Believe Me 1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone 1950 That Midnight Kiss 1949 Words and Music 1948 The Bride Goes Wild 1948 Big City 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 Men of Boys Town 1941 Design for Scandal 1941 Broadway Melody of 1940 1940 Little Nellie Kelly 1940 Young Tom Edison 1940 Lucky Night 1939 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1938 Boys Town 1938 Mad About Music 1938 The Girl Downstairs 1938 You Can't Have Everything 1937 Fifty Roads to Town 1937 Rhythm on the Range 1936 Strike Me Pink 1936 Reunion 1936 The Big Broadcast of 1936 1935 We're Not Dressing 1934 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1934 College Rhythm 1934 A Bedtime Story 1933 The Way to Love 1933 Hold 'Em Jail 1932 If I Had a Million 1932 The Phantom President 1932 Skippy 1931 Cab Waiting 1931 It Might Be Worse 1931 Finn and Hattie 1931 Huckleberry Finn 1931 Newly Rich 1931 Sooky 1931 Meet the Boy Friend 1930 Plastered 1930 Song Service 1930 Hot Curves 1930 Sunny Skies 1930 Troopers Three 1930 Follow the Leader 1930 In Holland 1929 Lucky Boy 1929 Blazing Away 1928 A Home Made Man 1928 Howdy Duke 1927 Papa's Boy 1927 Somebody's Fault 1927 Breezing Along 1927 The Draw-Back 1927 Drama Deluxe 1927 Move Along 1926 Nobody's Business 1926 Movieland 1926 Creeps 1926 Honest Injun 1926 Careful Please 1926 The Cloudhopper 1925 Below Zero 1925 Cheap Skates 1925 Motor Mad 1924 Andy's Stump Speech 1924 Fast and Furious 1924 What a Night! 1924 Flying Finance 1924 Oh! What a Day! 1923 The Yankee Spirit 1923 The Sawmill 1922 Aladdin 1922 A Pair of Kings 1922 The Show 1922 The Hick 1921 The Bakery 1921 The Rent Collector 1921 The Bell Hop 1921 The Sportsman 1921 The Fall Guy 1921 The Suitor 1920 The Fly-Cop 1920 School Days 1920 The Stage Hand 1920
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