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.
Acting (3 movies)
Directing (119 movies)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
Pardners
1956
We're Not Dressing
1934
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
1965
Motor Mad
1924
Girl Crazy
1943
Boys Town
1938
Bundle of Joy
1956
Jumping Jacks
1952
Palm Springs Weekend
1963
Words and Music
1948
The Caddy
1953
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
Mad About Music
1938
Living It Up
1954
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
Double Trouble
1967
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1962
Blue Hawaii
1961
Room for One More
1952
G.I. Blues
1960
Tickle Me
1965
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968
Spinout
1966
Speedway
1968
Rhythm on the Range
1936
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
You're Never Too Young
1955
Young Tom Edison
1940
Sergeant Deadhead
1965
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
The Beginning or the End
1947
Skippy
1931
That Midnight Kiss
1949
The Stooge
1951
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
Please Believe Me
1950
The Sawmill
1922
A Yank at Eton
1942
Men of Boys Town
1941
Visit to a Small Planet
1960
Design for Scandal
1941
If I Had a Million
1932
All Hands on Deck
1961
A Bedtime Story
1933
The Bride Goes Wild
1948
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957
The Birds and the Bees
1956
Strike Me Pink
1936
Aladdin
1922
Onionhead
1958
The Phantom President
1932
The Stars Are Singing
1953
Blazing Away
1928
Cab Waiting
1931
The Suitor
1920
The Fly-Cop
1920
The Hick
1921
Lucky Night
1939
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
In Holland
1929
Move Along
1926
The Bakery
1921
The Rent Collector
1921
The Bell Hop
1921
The Sportsman
1921
The Fall Guy
1921
Howdy Duke
1927
Papa's Boy
1927
A Pair of Kings
1922
Somebody's Fault
1927
Breezing Along
1927
The Cloudhopper
1925
Meet the Boy Friend
1930
Plastered
1930
Song Service
1930
The Girl Downstairs
1938
Hot Curves
1930
Andy's Stump Speech
1924
Sunny Skies
1930
It Might Be Worse
1931
Are Husbands Necessary?
1942
Big City
1948
Fast and Furious
1924
Troopers Three
1930
Finn and Hattie
1931
Follow the Leader
1930
The Draw-Back
1927
Nobody's Business
1926
You Can't Have Everything
1937
Oh! What a Day!
1923
Reunion
1936
Huckleberry Finn
1931
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963
School Days
1920
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| School Days | 1920 | Writer |
| The Stage Hand | 1920 | Writer |
| The Rent Collector | 1921 | Writer |
| The Bakery | 1921 | Writer |
| The Sawmill | 1922 | Writer |
| The Show | 1922 | Writer |
| A Pair of Kings | 1922 | Writer |
| Careful Please | 1926 | Writer |
| Move Along | 1926 | Writer |