Directing
Norman Taurog
EN, XX cinema · 126 credits
Born
23 February 1899
Died
7 April 1981 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as Norman Rae Taurog · Норман Торог · Норман Таурог
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
as Self - Director (archive sound)
This Is Elvis
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Speedway
Director
Double Trouble
Director
Spinout
Director
Tickle Me
Director
Sergeant Deadhead
Director
Palm Springs Weekend
Director
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Director
Blue Hawaii
Director
All Hands on Deck
Director
G.I. Blues
Director
Onionhead
Director
Pardners
Director
Bundle of Joy
Director
Living It Up
Director
The Caddy
Director
Jumping Jacks
Director
Room for One More
Director
The Stooge
Director
Please Believe Me
Director
That Midnight Kiss
Director
Words and Music
Director
The Bride Goes Wild
Director
Big City
Director
The Hoodlum Saint
Director
Ziegfeld Follies
Director
Girl Crazy
Director
Presenting Lily Mars
Director
A Yank at Eton
Director
Men of Boys Town
Director
Design for Scandal
Director
Little Nellie Kelly
Director
Young Tom Edison
Director
Lucky Night
Director
Boys Town
Director
Mad About Music
Director
The Girl Downstairs
Director
Fifty Roads to Town
Director
Rhythm on the Range
Director
Strike Me Pink
Director
Reunion
Director
We're Not Dressing
Director
College Rhythm
Director
A Bedtime Story
Director
The Way to Love
Director
Hold 'Em Jail
Director
If I Had a Million
Director
Skippy
Director
It Might Be Worse
Director
Finn and Hattie
Director
Huckleberry Finn
Director
Newly Rich
Director
Sooky
Director
Plastered
Director
Hot Curves
Director
Sunny Skies
Director
Troopers Three
Director
Follow the Leader
Director
In Holland
Director
Lucky Boy
Director
A Home Made Man
Director, Scenario Writer
Breezing Along
Director
The Draw-Back
Director
Move Along
Director, Writer
Movieland
Director
Honest Injun
Director
Careful Please
1926
Careful Please
Writer, Director
Who's My Wife?
1926
Who's My Wife?
Story, Scenario Writer
The Cloudhopper
Director
Motor Mad
Director
Andy's Stump Speech
Director
Fast and Furious
Director
Flying Finance
Director
Oh! What a Day!
Director
The Yankee Spirit
Director
The Sawmill
Director, Writer
Aladdin
Director
A Pair of Kings
Writer, Director
The Show
Director, Writer
The Hick
Director
The Bell Hop
Director, Story
The Bakery
Director, Writer
The Rent Collector
Director, Writer
The Sportsman
Director, Story
The Fall Guy
Director, Story
The Fly-Cop
as Bit Part (uncredited), Director
The Suitor
Director
School Days
Director, Writer
The Stage Hand
Writer, Director