Norman Taurog
Directing
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
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
2003
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968
Speedway
1968
Double Trouble
1967
Spinout
1966
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
1965
Sergeant Deadhead
1965
Tickle Me
1965
Palm Springs Weekend
1963
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1962
Blue Hawaii
1961
All Hands on Deck
1961
G.I. Blues
1960
Visit to a Small Planet
1960
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959
Onionhead
1958
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957
Bundle of Joy
1956
Pardners
1956
The Birds and the Bees
1956
You're Never Too Young
1955
Living It Up
1954
The Caddy
1953
The Stars Are Singing
1953
Jumping Jacks
1952
Room for One More
1952
The Stooge
1951
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
Please Believe Me
1950
That Midnight Kiss
1949
Words and Music
1948
Big City
1948
The Bride Goes Wild
1948
The Beginning or the End
1947
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Girl Crazy
1943
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
A Yank at Eton
1942
Are Husbands Necessary?
1942
Design for Scandal
1941
Men of Boys Town
1941
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
Young Tom Edison
1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
Lucky Night
1939
The Girl Downstairs
1938
Boys Town
1938
Mad About Music
1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
You Can't Have Everything
1937
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
Reunion
1936
Rhythm on the Range
1936
Strike Me Pink
1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
College Rhythm
1934
Hollywood Rhythm
Hollywood Rhythm
1934
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
We're Not Dressing
1934
The Way to Love
1933
A Bedtime Story
1933
If I Had a Million
1932
The Phantom President
1932
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
Sooky
1931
Huckleberry Finn
1931
Newly Rich
1931
Cab Waiting
Cab Waiting
1931
Skippy
1931
Finn and Hattie
1931
It Might Be Worse
1931
Follow the Leader
1930
Song Service
Song Service
1930
Hot Curves
1930
Sunny Skies
1930
Plastered
1930
Meet the Boy Friend
Meet the Boy Friend
1930
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968
Speedway
1968
Double Trouble
1967
Spinout
1966
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
1965
Sergeant Deadhead
1965
Tickle Me
1965
Palm Springs Weekend
1963
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1962
Blue Hawaii
1961
All Hands on Deck
1961
G.I. Blues
1960
Visit to a Small Planet
1960
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959
Onionhead
1958
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957
Bundle of Joy
1956
Pardners
1956
The Birds and the Bees
1956
You're Never Too Young
1955
Living It Up
1954
The Caddy
1953
The Stars Are Singing
1953
Jumping Jacks
1952
Room for One More
1952
The Stooge
1951
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
Please Believe Me
1950
That Midnight Kiss
1949
Words and Music
1948
Big City
1948
The Bride Goes Wild
1948
The Beginning or the End
1947
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Girl Crazy
1943
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
A Yank at Eton
1942
Are Husbands Necessary?
1942
Design for Scandal
1941
Men of Boys Town
1941
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
Young Tom Edison
1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
Lucky Night
1939
The Girl Downstairs
1938
Boys Town
1938
Mad About Music
1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
You Can't Have Everything
1937
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
Reunion
1936
Rhythm on the Range
1936
Strike Me Pink
1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
College Rhythm
1934
Hollywood Rhythm
Hollywood Rhythm
1934
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
We're Not Dressing
1934
The Way to Love
1933
A Bedtime Story
1933
If I Had a Million
1932
The Phantom President
1932
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
Sooky
1931
Huckleberry Finn
1931
Newly Rich
1931
Cab Waiting
Cab Waiting
1931
Skippy
1931
Finn and Hattie
1931
It Might Be Worse
1931
Follow the Leader
1930
Song Service
Song Service
1930
Hot Curves
1930
Sunny Skies
1930
Plastered
1930
Meet the Boy Friend
Meet the Boy Friend
1930