Norman Taurog

Norman Taurog

  • Birthday: 1899-02-23
  • Deathday: 1981-04-07
  • Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Also know as: Norman Rae Taurog

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 more movies than any other director (nine, starting with G.I. Blues (1960)). He won the 1931 Academy Award for Best Director for the film Skippy and still holds the record as the youngest director (32) to win it. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Norman Taurog, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Fly-Cop

1920

As Bit Part (uncredited)

This Is Elvis

1981

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Judy Garland: By Myself

2004

As Self - Director (archive sound)

Production

Pardners

1956

As Director

Newly Rich

1931

As Director

We're Not Dressing

1934

As Director

Girl Crazy

1943

As Director

Boys Town

1938

As Director

Palm Springs Weekend

1963

As Director

Bundle of Joy

1956

As Director

Jumping Jacks

1952

As Director

Words and Music

1948

As Director

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

As Director

Mad About Music

1938

As Director

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

As Director

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

As Director

Girls! Girls! Girls!

1962

As Director

The Caddy

1953

As Director

Double Trouble

1967

As Director

Living It Up

1954

As Director

Blue Hawaii

1961

As Director

Room for One More

1952

As Director

G.I. Blues

1960

As Director

Tickle Me

1965

As Director

Spinout

1966

As Director

Speedway

1968

As Director

Rhythm on the Range

1936

As Director

The Toast of New Orleans

1950

As Director

You're Never Too Young

1955

As Director

Sergeant Deadhead

1965

As Director

The Hoodlum Saint

1946

As Director

Skippy

1931

As Director

Young Tom Edison

1940

As Director

The Beginning or the End

1947

As Director

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

As Director

That Midnight Kiss

1949

As Director

The Stooge

1951

As Director

Please Believe Me

1950

As Director

The Sawmill

1922

As Director

Design for Scandal

1941

As Director

Visit to a Small Planet

1960

As Director

A Yank at Eton

1942

As Director

Men of Boys Town

1941

As Director

If I Had a Million

1932

As Director

All Hands on Deck

1961

As Director

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

As Director

A Bedtime Story

1933

As Director

Don't Give Up the Ship

1959

As Director

Strike Me Pink

1936

As Director

Rich, Young and Pretty

1951

As Director

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957

As Director

The Birds and the Bees

1956

As Director

Onionhead

1958

As Director

The Phantom President

1932

As Director

The Stars Are Singing

1953

As Director

Blazing Away

1928

As Director

Cab Waiting

1931

As Director

The Suitor

1920

As Director

The Fly-Cop

1920

As Director

The Hick

1921

As Director

The Cloudhopper

1925

As Director

Meet the Boyfriend

1930

As Director

Plastered

1930

As Director

Song Service

1930

As Director

Lucky Night

1939

As Director

The Big Broadcast of 1936

1935

As Director

Move Along

1926

As Director

The Bakery

1921

As Director

The Rent Collector

1921

As Director

The Bell Hop

1921

As Director

The Sportsman

1921

As Director

The Fall Guy

1921

As Director

A Pair of Kings

1922

As Director

Howdy Duke

1927

As Director

Papa's Boy

1927

As Director

Somebody's Fault

1927

As Director

Breezing Along

1927

As Director

The Girl Downstairs

1938

As Director

Hot Curves

1930

As Director

Andy's Stump Speech

1924

As Director

Sunny Skies

1930

As Director

Big City

1948

As Director

Fast and Furious

1924

As Director

It Might Be Worse

1931

As Director

Are Husbands Necessary?

1942

As Director

Troopers Three

1930

As Director

Finn and Hattie

1931

As Director

Follow the Leader

1930

As Director

The Draw-Back

1927

As Director

You Can't Have Everything

1937

As Director

Oh! What a Day!

1923

As Director

Reunion

1936

As Director

Huckleberry Finn

1931

As Director

School Days

1920

As Director

Movieland

1926

As Director

Below Zero

1925

As Director

What a Night!

1924

As Director

College Rhythm

1934

As Director

Honest Injun

1926

As Director

Creeps

1926

As Director

Lucky Boy

1929

As Director

Careful Please

1926

As Director

A Home Made Man

1928

As Director

Fifty Roads to Town

1937

As Director

Drama Deluxe

1927

As Director

The Show

1922

As Director

The Way to Love

1933

As Director

Cheap Skates

1925

As Director

The Stage Hand

1920

As Director

Sooky

1931

As Director

That's Funny

1924

As Director

Aladdin

1922

As Director

In Holland

1929

As Director

Nobody's Business

1926

As Director

The Bell Hop

1921

As Story

School Days

1920

As Writer

Careful Please

1926

As Writer

A Home Made Man

1928

As Scenario Writer

The Stage Hand

1920

As Writer

The Rent Collector

1921

As Writer

The Bakery

1921

As Writer

The Fall Guy

1921

As Story

The Show

1922

As Writer

Move Along

1926

As Writer

The Sawmill

1922

As Writer

A Pair of Kings

1922

As Writer

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