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Aliases: Norman Rae Taurog , Норман Торог , Норман Таурог

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Movie Involvements: 131

TV Involvements: 0


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Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Girls! Girls! Girls!
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Girls! Girls! Girls!

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G.I. Blues
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G.I. Blues

(1960) Director
Blue Hawaii
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Blue Hawaii

(1961) Director
Boys Town
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Boys Town

(1938) Director
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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It Happened at the World's Fair
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Speedway
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Speedway

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Visit to a Small Planet
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Visit to a Small Planet

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2004 Self - Director (archive sound)
1981 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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