Norman Taurog
Directing

Norman Taurog

Born 23 February 1899 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 7 April 1981

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.

Known for

Blue Hawaii
Boys Town
G.I. Blues
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Pardners
The Caddy
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Ziegfeld Follies
Room for One More
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
You're Never Too Young
It Happened at the World's Fair
Live a Little, Love a Little
Speedway
Double Trouble
Spinout
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Tickle Me
Sergeant Deadhead
Palm Springs Weekend
It Happened at the World's Fair
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Blue Hawaii
All Hands on Deck
G.I. Blues
Visit to a Small Planet
Don't Give Up the Ship
Onionhead
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Pardners
Bundle of Joy
The Birds and the Bees
You're Never Too Young
Living It Up
The Caddy
The Stars Are Singing
Jumping Jacks
Room for One More
The Stooge
Rich, Young and Pretty
The Toast of New Orleans
Please Believe Me
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
That Midnight Kiss
Words and Music
The Bride Goes Wild
Big City
The Beginning or the End
The Hoodlum Saint
Ziegfeld Follies
Girl Crazy
Presenting Lily Mars
A Yank at Eton
Are Husbands Necessary?
Men of Boys Town
Design for Scandal
Broadway Melody of 1940
Little Nellie Kelly
Young Tom Edison
Lucky Night
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Boys Town
Mad About Music
The Girl Downstairs
You Can't Have Everything
Fifty Roads to Town
Rhythm on the Range
Strike Me Pink
Reunion
The Big Broadcast of 1936
We're Not Dressing
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
College Rhythm
A Bedtime Story
The Way to Love
Hold 'Em Jail
If I Had a Million
The Phantom President
Skippy
It Might Be Worse
Finn and Hattie
Huckleberry Finn
Newly Rich
Sooky
Plastered
Hot Curves
Sunny Skies
Troopers Three
Follow the Leader
In Holland
Lucky Boy
A Home Made Man
Breezing Along
The Draw-Back
Move Along
Movieland
Honest Injun
The Cloudhopper
Motor Mad
Andy's Stump Speech
Fast and Furious
Flying Finance
Oh! What a Day!
The Yankee Spirit
The Sawmill
Aladdin
A Pair of Kings
The Show
The Hick
The Bakery
The Sportsman
The Bell Hop
The Rent Collector
The Fall Guy
The Suitor
The Fly-Cop
School Days
The Stage Hand
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