Norman Taurog
b. 1899 — d. 1981 (aged 82)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Actor
Director
Writer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Norman Taurog, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 5.6
Speedway
1968 Director
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★ 5.7
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968 Director
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★ 5.1
Double Trouble
1967 Director
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★ 5.8
Spinout
1966 Director
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★ 5.1
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
1965 Director
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★ 5.8
Tickle Me
1965 Director
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★ 4.8
Sergeant Dead Head
1965 Director
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★ 6.1
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963 Director
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★ 5.9
Palm Springs Weekend
1963 Director
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★ 5.6
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1962 Director
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★ 6.1
Blue Hawaii
1961 Director
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★ 5.6
All Hands on Deck
1961 Director
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★ 6.2
G.I. Blues
1960 Director
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★ 5.9
Visit to a Small Planet
1960 Director
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★ 6.3
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959 Director
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★ 5.9
Onionhead
1958 Director
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★ 5.7
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957 Director
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★ 6.2
Pardners
1956 Director
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★ 6.0
Bundle of Joy
1956 Director
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★ 5.3
The Birds and the Bees
1956 Director
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★ 6.5
You're Never Too Young
1955 Director
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★ 6.5
Living It Up
1954 Director
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★ 7.1
Light's Diamond Jubilee
1954 Director
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★ 6.3
The Caddy
1953 Director
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★ 6.1
The Stars Are Singing
1953 Director
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★ 7.2
Room for One More
1952 Director
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★ 6.2
Jumping Jacks
1952 Director
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★ 6.7
The Stooge
1951 Director
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★ 5.8
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951 Director
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Stop! Look and Laugh
1951 Writer
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★ 6.0
The Toast of New Orleans
1950 Director
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★ 5.7
Please Believe Me
1950 Director
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★ 6.7
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950 Director
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★ 6.5
That Midnight Kiss
1949 Director
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★ 6.4
Words and Music
1948 Director
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★ 6.2
The Bride Goes Wild
1948 Director
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★ 6.3
Big City
1948 Director
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★ 6.5
The Beginning or the End
1947 Director
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★ 6.1
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 Director
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★ 6.4
Ziegfeld Follies
1945 Director
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★ 6.8
Girl Crazy
1943 Director
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★ 6.8
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 Director
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★ 6.2
A Yank at Eton
1942 Director
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★ 5.8
Are Husbands Necessary?
1942 Director
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★ 6.6
Men of Boys Town
1941 Director
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★ 6.2
Design for Scandal
1941 Director
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★ 6.2
Married Bachelor
1941 Director
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★ 7.2
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940 Director
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★ 6.8
Young Tom Edison
1940 Director
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★ 6.4
Little Nellie Kelly
1940 Director
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★ 6.2
Gold Rush Maisie
1940 Director
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★ 8.1
The Wizard of Oz
1939 Director
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★ 6.1
Lucky Night
1939 Director
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★ 7.2
Boys Town
1938 Director
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★ 7.1
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938 Director
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★ 7.0
Mad About Music
1938 Director
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★ 6.2
The Girl Downstairs
1938 Director
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★ 6.3
You Can't Have Everything
1937 Director
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★ 5.9
Fifty Roads to Town
1937 Director
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★ 6.4
Strike Me Pink
1936 Director
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★ 6.2
Rhythm on the Range
1936 Director
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★ 5.0
Reunion
1936 Director
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★ 5.6
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935 Director
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★ 6.0
We're Not Dressing
1934 Director
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★ 6.2
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934 Director
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★ 6.0
College Rhythm
1934 Director
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★ 6.8
Hollywood Rhythm
1934 Self
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★ 6.5
A Bedtime Story
1933 Director
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★ 6.8
The Way to Love
1933 Director
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★ 6.9
If I Had a Million
1932 Director
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★ 6.1
Hold 'Em Jail
1932 Director
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★ 5.9
The Phantom President
1932 Director
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★ 6.3
Skippy
1931 Director
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★ 6.3
Huckleberry Finn
1931 Director
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★ 6.1
Newly Rich
1931 Director
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★ 6.2
Finn and Hattie
1931 Director
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★ 5.3
Sooky
1931 Director
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★ 4.5
It Might Be Worse
1931 Director
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★ 5.9
Cab Waiting
1931 Director
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The Great Pants Mystery
1931 Director
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Simply Killing
1931 Director
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★ 4.5
Follow the Leader
1930 Director
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★ 5.4
Sunny Skies
1930 Director
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★ 4.9
Hot Curves
1930 Director
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★ 3.7
Troopers Three
1930 Director
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★ 6.7
Meet the Boy Friend
1930 Director
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★ 5.9
Plastered
1930 Director
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★ 6.1
Song Service
1930 Director
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Oh, Teddy!
1930 Director
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The Fatal Card
1930 Director
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★ 7.3
Lucky Boy
1929 Director
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Hired and Fired
1929 Director
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Detectives Wanted
1929 Director
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The Medicine Men
1929 Director
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The Diplomats
1929 Director
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All Steamed Up
1929 Director
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Knights Out
1929 Director
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In Holland
1929 Director
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★ 6.6
A Home-Made Man
1928 Director
Writer
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Cutie
1928 Director