Norman Taurog
Directing
1899-02-23 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 · Movie
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
2003 · Movie
This Is Elvis
1981 · Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968 · Movie
Speedway
1968 · Movie
Double Trouble
1967 · Movie
Spinout
1966 · Movie
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
1965 · Movie
Sergeant Deadhead
1965 · Movie
Tickle Me
1965 · Movie
Palm Springs Weekend
1963 · Movie
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963 · Movie
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1962 · Movie
Blue Hawaii
1961 · Movie
All Hands on Deck
1961 · Movie
G.I. Blues
1960 · Movie
Visit to a Small Planet
1960 · Movie
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959 · Movie
Onionhead
1958 · Movie
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957 · Movie
Bundle of Joy
1956 · Movie
Pardners
1956 · Movie
The Birds and the Bees
1956 · Movie
You're Never Too Young
1955 · Movie
Living It Up
1954 · Movie
The Caddy
1953 · Movie
The Stars Are Singing
1953 · Movie
Jumping Jacks
1952 · Movie
Room for One More
1952 · Movie
The Stooge
1951 · Movie
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951 · Movie
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950 · Movie
The Toast of New Orleans
1950 · Movie
Please Believe Me
1950 · Movie
That Midnight Kiss
1949 · Movie
Words and Music
1948 · Movie
Big City
1948 · Movie
The Bride Goes Wild
1948 · Movie
The Beginning or the End
1947 · Movie
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 · Movie
Girl Crazy
1943 · Movie
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 · Movie
A Yank at Eton
1942 · Movie
Are Husbands Necessary?
1942 · Movie
Design for Scandal
1941 · Movie
Men of Boys Town
1941 · Movie
Little Nellie Kelly
1940 · Movie
Young Tom Edison
1940 · Movie
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940 · Movie
Lucky Night
1939 · Movie
The Girl Downstairs
1938 · Movie
Boys Town
1938 · Movie
Mad About Music
1938 · Movie
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938 · Movie
You Can't Have Everything
1937 · Movie
Fifty Roads to Town
1937 · Movie
Reunion
1936 · Movie
Rhythm on the Range
1936 · Movie
Strike Me Pink
1936 · Movie
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935 · Movie
College Rhythm
1934 · Movie
Hollywood Rhythm
1934 · Movie
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934 · Movie
We're Not Dressing
1934 · Movie
The Way to Love
1933 · Movie
A Bedtime Story
1933 · Movie
If I Had a Million
1932 · Movie
The Phantom President
1932 · Movie
Hold 'Em Jail
1932 · Movie
Sooky
1931 · Movie
Huckleberry Finn
1931 · Movie
Newly Rich
1931 · Movie
Cab Waiting
1931 · Movie
Skippy
1931 · Movie
Finn and Hattie
1931 · Movie
It Might Be Worse
1931 · Movie
Follow the Leader
1930 · Movie
Song Service
1930 · Movie
Hot Curves
1930 · Movie
Sunny Skies
1930 · Movie
Plastered
1930 · Movie
Meet the Boy Friend
1930 · Movie
Troopers Three
1930 · Movie
In Holland
1929 · Movie
Lucky Boy
1929 · Movie
A Home Made Man
1928 · Movie
Blazing Away
1928 · Movie
Papa's Boy
1927 · Movie
Breezing Along
1927 · Movie
The Draw-Back
1927 · Movie
Somebody's Fault
1927 · Movie
Drama Deluxe
1927 · Movie
Howdy Duke
1927 · Movie
Movieland
1926 · Movie
Move Along
1926 · Movie
Honest Injun
1926 · Movie
Who's My Wife?
1926 · Movie
Creeps
1926 · Movie
Nobody's Business
1926 · Movie
Careful Please
1926 · Movie
Cheap Skates
1925 · Movie
Below Zero
1925 · Movie
The Cloudhopper
1925 · Movie
Motor Mad
1924 · Movie
What a Night!
1924 · Movie
Andy's Stump Speech
1924 · Movie
Fast and Furious
1924 · Movie
Flying Finance
1924 · Movie
Oh! What a Day!
1923 · Movie
The Yankee Spirit
1923 · Movie
Aladdin
1922 · Movie
A Pair of Kings
1922 · Movie
The Show
1922 · Movie
The Sawmill
1922 · Movie
The Bell Hop
1921 · Movie
The Fall Guy
1921 · Movie
The Bakery
1921 · Movie
The Rent Collector
1921 · Movie
The Hick
1921 · Movie
The Sportsman
1921 · Movie
The Suitor
1920 · Movie
The Stage Hand
1920 · Movie
School Days
1920 · Movie
The Fly-Cop
1920 · Movie