Norman Taurog
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Directing · Born 1899-02-23 · age 82 at death · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Titles
Blue Hawaii
Boys Town
G.I. Blues
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Pardners
The Caddy
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
You're Never Too Young
Room for One More
It Happened at the World's Fair
If I Had a Million
Speedway
Broadway Melody of 1940
Spinout
Living It Up
Double Trouble
The Stooge
Tickle Me
Visit to a Small Planet
Jumping Jacks
Live a Little, Love a Little
Skippy
Girl Crazy
Don't Give Up the Ship
Words and Music
Palm Springs Weekend
Bundle of Joy
Men of Boys Town
The Sawmill
The Beginning or the End
The Show
Presenting Lily Mars
The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Toast of New Orleans
We're Not Dressing
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Young Tom Edison
Mad About Music
Rich, Young and Pretty
The Girl Downstairs
The Rent Collector
Please Believe Me
Big City
Little Nellie Kelly
Strike Me Pink
Onionhead
Design for Scandal
Follow the Leader
Lucky Night
The Bride Goes Wild
A Yank at Eton
The Hoodlum Saint
Sunny Skies
Hold 'Em Jail
The Phantom President
The Cloudhopper
Fast and Furious
The Birds and the Bees
The Bell Hop