Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 23, 1899
Died
Apr 07, 1981
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
125 titles
Norman Taurog
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.
Known For
Filmography
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Director (archive sound)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
This Is Elvis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
Thanks
Live a Little, Love a Little
Director
Speedway
Director
Double Trouble
Director
Spinout
Director
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Director
Sergeant Deadhead
Director
Tickle Me
Director
Palm Springs Weekend
Director
It Happened at the World's Fair
Director
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Director
Blue Hawaii
Director
All Hands on Deck
Director
G.I. Blues
Director
Visit to a Small Planet
Director
Don't Give Up the Ship
Director
Onionhead
Director
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Director
Bundle of Joy
Director
Pardners
Director
The Birds and the Bees
Director
You're Never Too Young
Director
Living It Up
Director
The Caddy
Director
The Stars Are Singing
Director
Jumping Jacks
Director
Room for One More
Director
The Stooge
Director
Rich, Young and Pretty
Director
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Director
The Toast of New Orleans
Director
Please Believe Me
Director
That Midnight Kiss
Director
Words and Music
Director
Big City
Director
The Bride Goes Wild
Director
The Beginning or the End
Director
The Hoodlum Saint
Director
Girl Crazy
Director
Presenting Lily Mars
Director
A Yank at Eton
Director
Are Husbands Necessary?
Director
Design for Scandal
Director
Men of Boys Town
Director
Little Nellie Kelly
Director
Young Tom Edison
Director
Broadway Melody of 1940
Director