Director

Norman Taurog

Directing

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Directed credits

104

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Very extensive directing filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.0

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Directed movies: 104Directed series: 0All crew credits: 105

TMDB ID: 82800

IMDb ID: nm0851537

Known for: Directing

Born: February 23, 1899

Died: April 7, 1981

Age: 82

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1920 - 2004

Years active: 85

Average TMDB rating: 6.09

Wikidata: Q95111

Also known as

Norman Rae Taurog • Норман Торог • Норман Таурог

Frequent jobs

Director (104)Writer (1)

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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.

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