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Norman Taurog (1899–1981)

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A successful child actor (on stage from 1907) and rather less successful romantic lead, baby-faced Norman Taurog found being behind the camera a more rewarding experience. Before becoming a director, he paid his dues as a prop man and editor. By 1919, he was put in charge of two-reel comedies, starring the comic Larry Semon... See full bio »

Born:

Norman Rae Taurog
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Rancho Mirage, California, USA
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1968 Live a Little, Love a Little
 
1968 Speedway
 
1967 Double Trouble
 
1966 Spinout
 
1965 Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
 
1965 Sergeant Dead Head
 
1965 Tickle Me
 
1963 Palm Springs Weekend
 
1963 It Happened at the World's Fair
 
1962 Girls! Girls! Girls!
 
1961 Blue Hawaii
 
1961 All Hands on Deck
 
1960 G.I. Blues
 
1960 Visit to a Small Planet
 
1959 Don't Give Up the Ship
 
1958 Onionhead
 
1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
 
1956 Bundle of Joy
 
1956 Pardners
 
1956 The Birds and the Bees
 
1955 You're Never Too Young
 
1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee (TV documentary)
 
1954 Living It Up
 
1953 The Caddy
 
1953 The Stars Are Singing
 
1952 The Stooge
 
1952 Jumping Jacks
 
1952 Room for One More
 
1951 Rich, Young and Pretty
 
1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
 
1950 The Toast of New Orleans
 
1950 Please Believe Me
 
1949 That Midnight Kiss
 
1948 Words and Music
 
1948 Big City
 
1948 The Bride Goes Wild
 
1947 The Beginning or the End
 
1946 The Hoodlum Saint
 
1943 Girl Crazy
 
1943 Presenting Lily Mars
 
1942 A Yank at Eton
 
1942 Are Husbands Necessary?
 
1941 Design for Scandal
 
1941 Married Bachelor (uncredited)
 
1941 Men of Boys Town
 
1940 Little Nellie Kelly
 
1940 Gold Rush Maisie (uncredited)
 
1940 Young Tom Edison
 
1940 Broadway Melody of 1940
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz (uncredited)
 
1939 Lucky Night
 
1938 The Girl Downstairs
 
1938 Boys Town
 
1938 Mad About Music
 
1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
 
1937 You Can't Have Everything
 
1937 Fifty Roads to Town
 
1936 Reunion
 
1936 Rhythm on the Range
 
1936 Strike Me Pink
 
1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936
 
1934 College Rhythm
 
1934 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
 
1934 We're Not Dressing
 
1933 The Way to Love
 
1933 A Bedtime Story
 
1932 If I Had a Million (segments "Prologue" and "Epilogue")
 
1932 The Phantom President
 
1932 Hold 'Em Jail
 
1931 Sooky
 
1931 Huckleberry Finn
 
1931 Newly Rich
 
1931 Cab Waiting (short)
 
1931 Skippy
 
1931 Finn and Hattie
 
1931 It Might Be Worse (short)
 
1930 Follow the Leader
 
1930 Song Service (short)
 
1930 Hot Curves
 
1930 Sunny Skies
 
1930 Troopers Three
 
1930 Meet the Boyfriend (short)
 
1930 Plastered (short)
 
1929 Detectives Wanted (short)
 
1929 All Steamed Up (short)
 
1929 Hired and Fired (short)
 
1929 Knights Out (short)
 
1929 The Medicine Men
 
1929 In Holland
 
1929 The Diplomats
 
1928 Listen Children (short)
 
1928 A Home Made Man (short)
 
1928 Blondes Beware (short)
 
1928 Rah! Rah! Rah! (short)
 
1928 At It Again
 
1928 Slippery Head (short)
 
1928 Blazing Away (short)
 
1928 Between Jobs (short)
 
1928 Always a Gentleman (short)
 
1928 Cutie (short)
 
1928 Lucky Boy
 
1927 Papa's Boy (short)
 
1927 The Little Rube (short)
 
1927 New Wrinkles (short)
 
1927 Kilties (short)
 
1927 At Ease (short)
 
1927 Up in Arms (short)
 
1927 Plumb Dumb (short)
 
1927 His Better Half (short)
 
1927 Goose Flesh (short)
 
1927 Her Husky Hero (short)
 
1927 Breezing Along (short)
 
1927 The Draw-Back (short)
 
1927 Somebody's Fault (short)
 
1927 Drama Deluxe (short)
 
1927 Howdy Duke (short)
 
1926 Movieland (short)
 
1926 Teacher, Teacher (short)
 
1926 The Humdinger (short)
 
1926 Jolly Tars (short)
 
1926 Move Along (short)
 
1926 Honest Injun (short)
 
1926 Here Comes Charlie (short)
 
1926 Nothing Matters (short)
 
1926 Creeps (short)
 
1926 Mr. Cinderella (short)
 
1926 Nobody's Business (short)
 
1926 Careful Please (short)
 
1926 Lickety Split (short)
 
1925 Cheap Skates (short)
 
1925 On Edge (short)
 
1925 Spot Light (short)
 
1925 Pleasure Bound (short)
 
1925 Below Zero (short)
 
1925 Going Great (short)
 
1925 Rough and Ready (short)
 
1925 The Cloudhopper (short)
 
1925 Andy in Hollywood (short)
 
1925 Hello Goodbye (short)
 
1925 Wide Awake (short)
 
1925 Hello, Hollywood (short)
 
1925 Step Lightly (short)
 
1924 Motor Mad (short)
 
1924 What a Night! (short)
 
1924 Andy's Stump Speech (short)
 
1924/I Fast and Furious (short)
 
1924 Andy's Hat in the Ring (short)
 
1924 Wild Game (short)
 
1924 Pigskin (short)
 
1924 Pain as You Enter (short)
 
1924 Hot Air (short)
 
1924 There He Goes (short)
 
1924 Midnight Blues (short)
 
1924 Oh! Min! (short)
 
1924 Flying Finance (short)
 
1923 Aggravatin' Mama (short)
 
1923 Film Foolish (short)
 
1923 Under Covers (short)
 
1923 Hot Sparks (short)
 
1923 Oh! What a Day! (short)
 
1923 Running Wild (short)
 
1923 Watch Papa (short)
 
1923 Uncle Bim's Gifts (short)
 
1923 The Yankee Spirit (short)
 
1923 The Mummy (short)
 
1923 The Fourflusher (short)
 
1922 Aladdin (short)
 
1922 The Fresh Kid (short)
 
1922 A Pair of Kings (short)
 
1922/II The Show (short)
 
1922 The Sawmill (short)
 
1921 The Bell Hop (short)
 
1921 The Fall Guy (short)
 
1921 The Rent Collector (short)
 
1921 The Bakery (short)
 
1921 The Hick (short)
 
1921 The Sportsman (short)
 
1920 The Suitor (short)
 
1920 The Stage Hand (short)
 
1920 School Days (short)
 
1920 The Fly Cop (short)
 
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1928 Listen Children (short) (scenario)
 
1928 A Home Made Man (short) (scenario)
 
1928 At It Again (story)
 
1928 Blazing Away (short) (scenario)
 
1928 Between Jobs (short) (scenario)
 
1928 Always a Gentleman (short) (scenario)
 
1927 Papa's Boy (short) (scenario)
 
1927 New Wrinkles (short) (scenario)
 
1927 At Ease (short) (scenario)
 
1927 His Better Half (short) (scenario)
 
1927 Goose Flesh (short)
 
1927 Drama Deluxe (short)
 
1927 Howdy Duke (short)
 
1926 Movieland (short) (scenario)
 
1926 Teacher, Teacher (short)
 
1926 The Humdinger (short) (scenario / story)
 
1926 Jolly Tars (short) (scenario / story)
 
1926 Move Along (short)
 
1926 Here Comes Charlie (short) (story and scenario)
 
1926 Who's My Wife? (short) (story and scenario)
 
1926 Nothing Matters (short)
 
1926 Creeps (short) (story and scenario)
 
1926 Nobody's Business (short) (story)
 
1926 Careful Please (short)
 
1925 The Cloudhopper (short)
 
1925 Hello, Hollywood (short) (scenario)
 
1922 A Pair of Kings (short)
 
1922/II The Show (short) (story)
 
1922 The Sawmill (short) (story)
 
1921 The Bell Hop (short) (story)
 
1921 The Fall Guy (short) (story)
 
1921 The Rent Collector (short)
 
1921 The Bakery (short)
 
1921 The Sportsman (short) (story)
 
1920 The Suitor (short) (story)
 
1920 The Stage Hand (short)
 
1920 School Days (short)
 
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1944 Rationing (director: re-takes)
 
1941 Billy the Kid (supervisor - uncredited)
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz (director test scenes - uncredited)
 
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1920 The Fly Cop (short)
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1912 Tangled Relations (short)
One of the Children
 
1932 Girl Crazy (director: additional scenes - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by)
 
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2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself - Director
– Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) … Himself - Director (voice)
 
1959 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Bobby Darin (1959) … Himself
 
1934 Hollywood Rhythm (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2007 Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 3 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 A Life in Words and Music (video short)
Himself
 
2003 Begin the Beguine (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (video documentary)
Himself
 
1981 This Is Elvis
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1094-1098. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »

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