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