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Norman Taurog

Norman Taurog

ActorDirectorWriter Feb 23 (died age 82) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1920–2004 (84 year career)
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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, N…

Known For

Boys Town
Film

Boys Town

Director
Blue Hawaii
Film

Blue Hawaii

Director
G.I. Blues
Film

G.I. Blues

Director
Pardners
Film

Pardners

Director
The Caddy
Film

The Caddy

Director
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Film

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Director
Room for One More
Film

Room for One More

Director
You're Never Too Young
Film

You're Never Too Young

Director

Filmography

Crew (133)

Movies (133)

Speedway

Speedway

1968

Director

5.8
Live a Little, Love a Little

Live a Little, Love a Little

1968

Director

5.5
Double Trouble

Double Trouble

1967

Director

4.9
Spinout

Spinout

1966

Director

5.5
Tickle Me

Tickle Me

1965

Director

5.9
Sergeant Deadhead

Sergeant Deadhead

1965

Director

4.0
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

1965

Director

5.2
It Happened at the World's Fair

It Happened at the World's Fair

1963

Director

5.7
Palm Springs Weekend

Palm Springs Weekend

1963

Director

4.8
Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls! Girls! Girls!

1962

Director

5.3
Blue Hawaii

Blue Hawaii

1961

Director

5.9
All Hands on Deck

All Hands on Deck

1961

Director

7.0
G.I. Blues

G.I. Blues

1960

Director

6.5
Visit to a Small Planet

Visit to a Small Planet

1960

Director

5.1
Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship

1959

Director

6.3
Onionhead

Onionhead

1958

Director

4.9
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957

Director

6.0
Pardners

Pardners

1956

Director

6.6
Bundle of Joy

Bundle of Joy

1956

Director

6.2
The Birds and the Bees

The Birds and the Bees

1956

Director

6.8
You're Never Too Young

You're Never Too Young

1955

Director

6.6
Living It Up

Living It Up

1954

Director

6.4
The Caddy

The Caddy

1953

Director

6.4
The Stars Are Singing

The Stars Are Singing

1953

Director

4.5
Jumping Jacks

Jumping Jacks

1952

Director

6.4
Room for One More

Room for One More

1952

Director

6.5
Rich, Young and Pretty

Rich, Young and Pretty

1951

Director

5.4
The Stooge

The Stooge

1951

Director

6.6
The Toast of New Orleans

The Toast of New Orleans

1950

Director

4.9
Please Believe Me

Please Believe Me

1950

Director

4.8
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

1950

Director

6.0
That Midnight Kiss

That Midnight Kiss

1949

Director

5.7
The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

Director

6.2
Words and Music

Words and Music

1948

Director

5.7
Big City

Big City

1948

Director

7.5
The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End

1947

Director

6.1
The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

1946

Director

5.2
Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

Director

6.3
Girl Crazy

Girl Crazy

1943

Director

5.4
A Yank at Eton

A Yank at Eton

1942

Director

6.0
Are Husbands Necessary?

Are Husbands Necessary?

1942

Director

Design for Scandal

Design for Scandal

1941

Director

4.9
Men of Boys Town

Men of Boys Town

1941

Director

6.1
Young Tom Edison

Young Tom Edison

1940

Director

5.8
Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

Director

6.7
Little Nellie Kelly

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

Director

6.7
Lucky Night

Lucky Night

1939

Director

6.6
Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

Director

6.8
Mad About Music

Mad About Music

1938

Director

6.9
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938

Director

6.6
The Girl Downstairs

The Girl Downstairs

1938

Director

4.1
You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything

1937

Director

5.7
Fifty Roads to Town

Fifty Roads to Town

1937

Director

Rhythm on the Range

Rhythm on the Range

1936

Director

4.0
Reunion

Reunion

1936

Director

Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

1936

Director

6.6
The Big Broadcast of 1936

The Big Broadcast of 1936

1935

Director

5.5
We're Not Dressing

We're Not Dressing

1934

Director

6.7
College Rhythm

College Rhythm

1934

Director

4.7
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934

Director

6.0
A Bedtime Story

A Bedtime Story

1933

Director

4.5
The Way to Love

The Way to Love

1933

Director

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

Director

6.6
The Phantom President

The Phantom President

1932

Director

5.5
Hold 'Em Jail

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

Director

6.8
It Might Be Worse

It Might Be Worse

1931

Director

4.2
Sooky

Sooky

1931

Director

1.0
Skippy

Skippy

1931

Director

6.1
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1931

Director

6.7
Newly Rich

Newly Rich

1931

Director

3.0
Finn and Hattie

Finn and Hattie

1931

Director

5.3
Cab Waiting

Cab Waiting

1931

Director

Follow the Leader

Follow the Leader

1930

Director

4.5
Meet the Boy Friend

Meet the Boy Friend

1930

Director

5.0
Sunny Skies

Sunny Skies

1930

Director

4.2
Hot Curves

Hot Curves

1930

Director

5.7
Troopers Three

Troopers Three

1930

Director

7.0
Plastered

Plastered

1930

Director

4.2
Song Service

Song Service

1930

Director

10.0
In Holland

In Holland

1929

Director

Lucky Boy

Lucky Boy

1929

Director

4.7
A Home Made Man

A Home Made Man

1928

Director

6.0
A Home Made Man

A Home Made Man

1928

Scenario Writer

6.0
Blazing Away

Blazing Away

1928

Director

Drama Deluxe

Drama Deluxe

1927

Director

1.0
Somebody's Fault

Somebody's Fault

1927

Director

The Draw-Back

The Draw-Back

1927

Director

4.5
Breezing Along

Breezing Along

1927

Director

3.5
Papa's Boy

Papa's Boy

1927

Director

6.2
Howdy Duke

Howdy Duke

1927

Director

3.0
Movieland

Movieland

1926

Director

2.8
Move Along

Move Along

1926

Director

6.2
Move Along

Move Along

1926

Writer

6.2
Creeps

Creeps

1926

Director

Honest Injun

Honest Injun

1926

Director

Careful Please

Careful Please

1926

Director

Careful Please

Careful Please

1926

Writer

Who's My Wife?

Who's My Wife?

1926

Scenario Writer

Who's My Wife?

Who's My Wife?

1926

Story

Nobody's Business

Nobody's Business

1926

Director

The Cloudhopper

The Cloudhopper

1925

Director

4.5
Cheap Skates

Cheap Skates

1925

Director

Below Zero

Below Zero

1925

Director

What a Night!

What a Night!

1924

Director

Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious

1924

Director

4.2
Flying Finance

Flying Finance

1924

Director

Motor Mad

Motor Mad

1924

Director

Andy's Stump Speech

Andy's Stump Speech

1924

Director

9.0
The Yankee Spirit

The Yankee Spirit

1923

Director

Oh! What a Day!

Oh! What a Day!

1923

Director

5.0
The Sawmill

The Sawmill

1922

Director

5.2
The Sawmill

The Sawmill

1922

Writer

5.2
The Show

The Show

1922

Director

6.8
The Show

The Show

1922

Writer

6.8
Aladdin

Aladdin

1922

Director

A Pair of Kings

A Pair of Kings

1922

Director

4.0
A Pair of Kings

A Pair of Kings

1922

Writer

4.0
The Bell Hop

The Bell Hop

1921

Director

6.8
The Bell Hop

The Bell Hop

1921

Story

6.8
The Rent Collector

The Rent Collector

1921

Director

6.4
The Rent Collector

The Rent Collector

1921

Writer

6.4
The Bakery

The Bakery

1921

Director

4.1
The Bakery

The Bakery

1921

Writer

4.1
The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

1921

Director

4.2
The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

1921

Story

4.2
The Hick

The Hick

1921

Director

5.5
The Sportsman

The Sportsman

1921

Director

6.5
The Fly-Cop

The Fly-Cop

1920

Director

5.2
School Days

School Days

1920

Director

6.0
School Days

School Days

1920

Writer

6.0
The Suitor

The Suitor

1920

Director

3.8
The Stage Hand

The Stage Hand

1920

Director

6.0
The Stage Hand

The Stage Hand

1920

Writer

6.0