Norman Taurog

Known for: Directing
Born: February 23, 1899, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: April 7, 1981
Movies: 124

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.0

Blue Hawaii

1961

6.8

Boys Town

1938

6.5

G.I. Blues

1960

5.4

Girls! Girls! Girls!

1962

6.7

Pardners

1956

6.3

The Caddy

1953

5.1

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

1965

6.6

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938

6.6

You're Never Too Young

1955

6.6

Room for One More

1952

Filmography

2004	Judy Garland: By Myself	Self - Director (archive sound)
2003	Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
1981	This Is Elvis	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1934	Hollywood Rhythm
1920	The Fly-Cop	Bit Part (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

1968	Live a Little, Love a Little	Director
1968	Speedway	Director
1967	Double Trouble	Director
1966	Spinout	Director
1965	Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine	Director
1965	Sergeant Deadhead	Director
1965	Tickle Me	Director
1963	Palm Springs Weekend	Director
1963	It Happened at the World's Fair	Director
1962	Girls! Girls! Girls!	Director
1961	Blue Hawaii	Director
1961	All Hands on Deck	Director
1960	G.I. Blues	Director
1960	Visit to a Small Planet	Director
1959	Don't Give Up the Ship	Director
1958	Onionhead	Director
1957	The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown	Director
1956	Bundle of Joy	Director
1956	Pardners	Director
1956	The Birds and the Bees	Director
1955	You're Never Too Young	Director
1954	Living It Up	Director
1953	The Caddy	Director
1953	The Stars Are Singing	Director
1952	Jumping Jacks	Director
1952	Room for One More	Director
1951	The Stooge	Director
1951	Rich, Young and Pretty	Director
1950	Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone	Director
1950	The Toast of New Orleans	Director
1950	Please Believe Me	Director
1949	That Midnight Kiss	Director
1948	Words and Music	Director
1948	Big City	Director
1948	The Bride Goes Wild	Director
1947	The Beginning or the End	Director
1946	The Hoodlum Saint	Director
1943	Girl Crazy	Director
1943	Presenting Lily Mars	Director
1942	A Yank at Eton	Director
1942	Are Husbands Necessary?	Director
1941	Design for Scandal	Director
1941	Men of Boys Town	Director
1940	Little Nellie Kelly	Director
1940	Young Tom Edison	Director
1940	Broadway Melody of 1940	Director
1939	Lucky Night	Director
1938	The Girl Downstairs	Director
1938	Boys Town	Director
1938	Mad About Music	Director
1938	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	Director
1937	You Can't Have Everything	Director
1937	Fifty Roads to Town	Director
1936	Reunion	Director
1936	Rhythm on the Range	Director
1936	Strike Me Pink	Director
1935	The Big Broadcast of 1936	Director
1934	College Rhythm	Director
1934	Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch	Director
1934	We're Not Dressing	Director
1933	The Way to Love	Director
1933	A Bedtime Story	Director
1932	If I Had a Million	Director
1932	The Phantom President	Director
1932	Hold 'Em Jail	Director
1931	Sooky	Director
1931	Huckleberry Finn	Director
1931	Newly Rich	Director
1931	Cab Waiting	Director
1931	Skippy	Director
1931	Finn and Hattie	Director
1931	It Might Be Worse	Director
1930	Follow the Leader	Director
1930	Song Service	Director
1930	Hot Curves	Director
1930	Sunny Skies	Director
1930	Plastered	Director
1930	Meet the Boy Friend	Director
1930	Troopers Three	Director
1929	In Holland	Director
1929	Lucky Boy	Director
1928	A Home Made Man	Director
1928	Blazing Away	Director
1927	Papa's Boy	Director
1927	Breezing Along	Director
1927	The Draw-Back	Director
1927	Somebody's Fault	Director
1927	Drama Deluxe	Director
1927	Howdy Duke	Director
1926	Movieland	Director
1926	Move Along	Director, Writer
1926	Honest Injun	Director
1926	Creeps	Director
1926	Nobody's Business	Director
1926	Careful Please	Writer, Director
1925	Cheap Skates	Director
1925	Below Zero	Director
1925	The Cloudhopper	Director
1924	Motor Mad	Director
1924	What a Night!	Director
1924	Andy's Stump Speech	Director
1924	Fast and Furious	Director
1924	Flying Finance	Director
1923	Oh! What a Day!	Director
1923	The Yankee Spirit	Director
1922	Aladdin	Director
1922	A Pair of Kings	Writer, Director
1922	The Show	Director, Writer
1922	The Sawmill	Director, Writer
1921	The Bell Hop	Director
1921	The Fall Guy	Director
1921	The Bakery	Director, Writer
1921	The Rent Collector	Director, Writer
1921	The Hick	Director
1921	The Sportsman	Director
1920	The Suitor	Director
1920	The Stage Hand	Writer, Director
1920	School Days	Director, Writer
1920	The Fly-Cop	Director

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