Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Directed 106
1960s
- 1968
Live a Little, Love a Little
Director
Speedway
Director
- 1967
Double Trouble
Director
- 1966
- 1965
Tickle Me
Director
- 1963
It Happened at the World's Fair
Director
- 1962
- 1961
All Hands on Deck
Director
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Don't Give Up the Ship
Director
- 1958
- 1957
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Director
- 1956
Bundle of Joy
Director
Pardners
Director
The Birds and the Bees
Director
- 1955
You're Never Too Young
Director
- 1954
Living It Up
Director
- 1953
The Stars Are Singing
Director
- 1952
Jumping Jacks
Director
Room for One More
Director
- 1951
The Stooge
Director
Rich, Young and Pretty
Director
- 1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Director
The Toast of New Orleans
Director
Please Believe Me
Director
1940s
- 1949
That Midnight Kiss
Director
- 1948
Big City
Director
The Bride Goes Wild
Director
- 1947
The Beginning or the End
Director
- 1946
The Hoodlum Saint
Director
- 1945
Ziegfeld Follies
Director
- 1943
Girl Crazy
Director
- 1942
A Yank at Eton
Director
Are Husbands Necessary?
Director
- 1941
Design for Scandal
Director
Men of Boys Town
Director
- 1940
Little Nellie Kelly
Director
Young Tom Edison
Director
Broadway Melody of 1940
Director
1930s
- 1939
Lucky Night
Director
- 1938
The Girl Downstairs
Director
Mad About Music
Director
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Director
- 1937
You Can't Have Everything
Director
Fifty Roads to Town
Director
- 1936
Reunion
Director
Rhythm on the Range
Director
Strike Me Pink
Director
- 1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Director
- 1934
College Rhythm
Director
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Director
We're Not Dressing
Director
- 1933
The Way to Love
Director
A Bedtime Story
Director
- 1932
The Phantom President
Director
Hold 'Em Jail
Director
- 1931
Sooky
Director
Huckleberry Finn
Director
Newly Rich
Director
Skippy
Director
Finn and Hattie
Director
It Might Be Worse
Director
- 1930
Follow the Leader
Director
Hot Curves
Director
Sunny Skies
Director
Plastered
Director
Troopers Three
Director
1920s
- 1929
In Holland
Director
Lucky Boy
Director
- 1928
A Home Made Man
Director
- 1927
Breezing Along
Director
The Draw-Back
Director
- 1926
Movieland
Director
Move Along
Director
Honest Injun
Director
- 1925
The Cloudhopper
Director
- 1924
Motor Mad
Director
Andy's Stump Speech
Director
Fast and Furious
Director
Flying Finance
Director
- 1923
Oh! What a Day!
Director
The Yankee Spirit
Director
- 1922
Aladdin
Director
A Pair of Kings
Director
The Show
Director
The Sawmill
Director
- 1921
The Bell Hop
Director
The Fall Guy
Director
The Bakery
Director
The Rent Collector
Director
The Hick
Director
The Sportsman
Director
- 1920
The Suitor
Director
The Stage Hand
Director
School Days
Director
The Fly-Cop
Director
Wrote 12
1920s
- 1928
A Home Made Man
Scenario Writer
- 1926
Move Along
Writer
- 1922
A Pair of Kings
Writer
The Show
Writer
The Sawmill
Writer
- 1921
The Bell Hop
Story
The Fall Guy
Story
The Bakery
Writer
The Rent Collector
Writer
The Sportsman
Story
- 1920
The Stage Hand
Writer
School Days
Writer
Acted in 1
1920s
- 1920
The Fly-Cop
Bit Part (uncredited)
Appearances2
2000s
- 2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Director (archive sound)
1980s
- 1981
This Is Elvis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thanked in the credits1
1970s
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
Thanks