Norman Taurog
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 23, 1899
- Died
- April 7, 1981 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
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Filmography
Live a Little, Love a Little
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Speedway
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Double Trouble
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Spinout
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Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
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Tickle Me
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Sergeant Deadhead
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Palm Springs Weekend
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It Happened at the World's Fair
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Girls! Girls! Girls!
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Blue Hawaii
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All Hands on Deck
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G.I. Blues
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Visit to a Small Planet
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Don't Give Up the Ship
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Onionhead
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The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
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Pardners
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Bundle of Joy
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The Birds and the Bees
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You're Never Too Young
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Living It Up
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The Caddy
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The Stars Are Singing
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Jumping Jacks
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Room for One More
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The Stooge
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Rich, Young and Pretty
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The Toast of New Orleans
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Please Believe Me
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Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
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That Midnight Kiss
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Words and Music
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The Bride Goes Wild
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Big City
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The Beginning or the End
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The Hoodlum Saint
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Ziegfeld Follies
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Girl Crazy
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Presenting Lily Mars
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A Yank at Eton
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Are Husbands Necessary?
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Men of Boys Town
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Design for Scandal
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Broadway Melody of 1940
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Young Tom Edison
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Lucky Night
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Boys Town
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Mad About Music
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The Girl Downstairs
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You Can't Have Everything
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Fifty Roads to Town
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Rhythm on the Range
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Strike Me Pink
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Reunion
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The Big Broadcast of 1936
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We're Not Dressing
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
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College Rhythm
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A Bedtime Story
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The Way to Love
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Hold 'Em Jail
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If I Had a Million
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The Phantom President
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Skippy
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Cab Waiting
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It Might Be Worse
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Finn and Hattie
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Huckleberry Finn
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Newly Rich
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Sooky
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Meet the Boy Friend
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Plastered
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Song Service
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Hot Curves
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Sunny Skies
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Troopers Three
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Follow the Leader
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In Holland
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Lucky Boy
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Blazing Away
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A Home Made Man
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Howdy Duke
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Papa's Boy
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Somebody's Fault
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Breezing Along
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The Draw-Back
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Drama Deluxe
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Move Along
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Nobody's Business
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Movieland
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Creeps
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Honest Injun
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Careful Please
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The Cloudhopper
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Below Zero
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Cheap Skates
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Motor Mad
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Andy's Stump Speech
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Fast and Furious
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What a Night!
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Flying Finance
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Oh! What a Day!
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The Yankee Spirit
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The Sawmill
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Aladdin
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A Pair of Kings
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The Show
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The Hick
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The Bakery
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The Rent Collector
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The Bell Hop
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The Sportsman
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The Fall Guy
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The Suitor
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The Fly-Cop
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School Days
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The Stage Hand
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