Norman Taurog

Norman Taurog

Directing
Born 1899-02-23 Died 1981-04-07 Chicago, Illinois, USA 125 credits Academy Awards 1 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1

Awards

Won 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 won · 2 nominated

  • 1939 Best Director Nominated Boys Town
  • 1931 Best Director Won Skippy
  • — Best Director Nominated Skippy

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won

  • — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won

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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 — top 60 of 125
Directing 57 credits
Blue Hawaii
Blue Hawaii
1961 · ★ 6.0 · Director
G.I. Blues
G.I. Blues
1960 · ★ 6.5 · Director
The Caddy
The Caddy
1953 · ★ 6.4 · Director
Onionhead
Onionhead
1958 · Director
Move Along
Move Along
1926 · Director, Writer
Living It Up
Living It Up
1954 · Director
It Happened at the World's Fair
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963 · ★ 5.8 · Director
Boys Town
Boys Town
1938 · ★ 6.8 · Director
Tickle Me
Tickle Me
1965 · Director
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1962 · ★ 5.4 · Director
Pardners
Pardners
1956 · ★ 6.7 · Director
Words and Music
Words and Music
1948 · Director
You're Never Too Young
You're Never Too Young
1955 · ★ 6.6 · Director
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938 · ★ 6.6 · Director
Live a Little, Love a Little
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968 · Director
Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison
1940 · Director
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
1932 · Director
Spinout
Spinout
1966 · Director
Speedway
Speedway
1968 · Director
You Can't Have Everything
You Can't Have Everything
1937 · Director
Double Trouble
Double Trouble
1967 · Director
Visit to a Small Planet
Visit to a Small Planet
1960 · Director
The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans
1950 · Director
Room for One More
Room for One More
1952 · ★ 6.5 · Director
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940 · Director
The Stooge
The Stooge
1951 · Director
Breezing Along
Breezing Along
1927 · Director
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End
1947 · Director
Jumping Jacks
Jumping Jacks
1952 · Director
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
1965 · ★ 5.2 · Director
Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy
1956 · Director
Men of Boys Town
Men of Boys Town
1941 · Director
The Suitor
The Suitor
1920 · Director
In Holland
In Holland
1929 · Director
The Phantom President
The Phantom President
1932 · Director
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 · Director
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 · Director
The Bride Goes Wild
The Bride Goes Wild
1948 · Director
Cheap Skates
Cheap Skates
1925 · Director
Rich, Young and Pretty
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951 · Director
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950 · Director
That Midnight Kiss
That Midnight Kiss
1949 · Director
Strike Me Pink
Strike Me Pink
1936 · Director
Sergeant Deadhead
Sergeant Deadhead
1965 · Director
Honest Injun
Honest Injun
1926 · Director
Palm Springs Weekend
Palm Springs Weekend
1963 · Director
Troopers Three
Troopers Three
1930 · Director
Don't Give Up the Ship
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959 · Director
Big City
Big City
1948 · Director
Below Zero
Below Zero
1925 · Director
Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range
1936 · Director
Skippy
Skippy
1931 · Director
Newly Rich
Newly Rich
1931 · Director
The Sportsman
The Sportsman
1921 · Director, Story
Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy
1943 · Director
College Rhythm
College Rhythm
1934 · Director
Hold 'Em Jail
Hold 'Em Jail
1932 · Director
Acting 2 credits
This Is Elvis
This Is Elvis
1981 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 · Self - Director (archive sound)
Writing 2 credits
Move Along
Move Along
1926 · Director, Writer
The Sportsman
The Sportsman
1921 · Director, Story
Other credits 1 credit
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Thanks
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