Norman Taurog

Actor · Director · Crew· 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.

Filmography

80 credits across 3 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
1968	Speedway	Director	Film
1968	Live a Little, Love a Little	Director	Film
1967	Double Trouble	Director	Film
1966	Spinout	Director	Film
1965	Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine	Director	Film
1965	Tickle Me	Director	Film
1965	Sergeant Deadhead	Director	Film
1963	Palm Springs Weekend	Director	Film
1963	It Happened at the World's Fair	Director	Film
1962	Girls! Girls! Girls!	Director	Film
1961	All Hands on Deck	Director	Film
1961	Blue Hawaii	Director	Film
1960	Visit to a Small Planet	Director	Film
1960	G.I. Blues	Director	Film
1959	Don't Give Up the Ship	Director	Film
1958	Onionhead	Director	Film
1957	The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown	Director	Film
1956	The Birds and the Bees	Director	Film
1956	Pardners	Director	Film
1956	Bundle of Joy	Director	Film
1955	You're Never Too Young	Director	Film
1954	Living It Up	Director	Film
1953	The Stars Are Singing	Director	Film
1953	The Caddy	Director	Film
1952	Room for One More	Director	Film
1952	Jumping Jacks	Director	Film
1951	The Stooge	Director	Film
1951	Rich, Young and Pretty	Director	Film
1950	Please Believe Me	Director	Film
1950	Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone	Director	Film
1950	The Toast of New Orleans	Director	Film
1949	That Midnight Kiss	Director	Film
1948	Words and Music	Director	Film
1948	The Bride Goes Wild	Director	Film
1947	The Beginning or the End	Director	Film
1946	The Hoodlum Saint	Director	Film
1943	Presenting Lily Mars	Director	Film
1943	Girl Crazy	Director	Film
1942	A Yank at Eton	Director	Film
1941	Design for Scandal	Director	Film
1941	Men of Boys Town	Director	Film
1940	Little Nellie Kelly	Director	Film
1940	Broadway Melody of 1940	Director	Film
1940	Young Tom Edison	Director	Film
1939	Lucky Night	Director	Film
1938	The Girl Downstairs	Director	Film
1938	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	Director	Film
1938	Mad About Music	Director	Film
1938	Boys Town	Director	Film
1936	Rhythm on the Range	Director	Film
1936	Strike Me Pink	Director	Film
1935	The Big Broadcast of 1936	Director	Film
1934	Hollywood Rhythm		Film
1934	We're Not Dressing	Director	Film
1934	Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch	Director	Film
1933	A Bedtime Story	Director	Film
1932	If I Had a Million	Director	Film
1932	The Phantom President	Director	Film
1932	Hold 'Em Jail	Director	Film
1931	Skippy	Director	Film
1931	Cab Waiting	Director	Film
1930	Meet the Boy Friend	Director	Film
1930	Song Service	Director	Film
1930	Plastered	Director	Film
1930	Hot Curves	Director	Film
1930	Sunny Skies	Director	Film
1928	Blazing Away	Director	Film
1927	Somebody's Fault	Director	Film
1927	Howdy Duke	Director	Film
1927	Papa's Boy	Director	Film
1927	Breezing Along	Director	Film
1926	Move Along	Director	Film
1925	The Cloudhopper	Director	Film
1922	The Sawmill	Director	Film
1922	The Show	Director	Film
1922	A Pair of Kings	Director	Film
1921	The Bakery	Director	Film
1921	The Rent Collector	Director	Film
1921	The Bell Hop	Director	Film
1920	The Fly-Cop	Bit Part (uncredited)	Film

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