Norman Taurog
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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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Living It Up (1954)
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Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
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Blue Hawaii (1961)
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Room for One More (1952)
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If I Had a Million (1932)
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You're Never Too Young (1955)
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Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
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It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
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Tickle Me (1965)
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Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
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Double Trouble (1967)
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Boys Town (1938)
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
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Words and Music (1948)
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Pardners (1956)
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Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
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In Holland (1929)
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G.I. Blues (1960)
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The Beginning or the End (1947)
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The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
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Men of Boys Town (1941)
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Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)
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The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
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Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
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Young Tom Edison (1940)
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Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
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You Can't Have Everything (1937)
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Onionhead (1958)
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Bundle of Joy (1956)
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Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
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All Hands on Deck (1961)
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The Stooge (1951)
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The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
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Speedway (1968)
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The Way to Love (1933)
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Below Zero (1925)
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Jumping Jacks (1952)
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Spinout (1966)
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Blazing Away (1928)
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
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The Caddy (1953)
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The Birds and the Bees (1956)
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The Suitor (1920)
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Move Along (1926)
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Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
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We're Not Dressing (1934)
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Cheap Skates (1925)
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Rhythm on the Range (1936)
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Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
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Girl Crazy (1943)
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The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
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The Sportsman (1921)
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The Hick (1921)
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Breezing Along (1927)
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A Yank at Eton (1942)
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Plastered (1930)
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Fifty Roads to Town (1937)
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The Stars Are Singing (1953)
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It Might Be Worse (1931)
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A Bedtime Story (1933)
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The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
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A Home Made Man (1928)
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Huckleberry Finn (1931)
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The Girl Downstairs (1938)
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Mad About Music (1938)
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Strike Me Pink (1936)
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Sergeant Deadhead (1965)
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College Rhythm (1934)
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Big City (1948)
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Song Service (1930)
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Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
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Hot Curves (1930)
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Flying Finance (1924)
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Andy's Stump Speech (1924)
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Please Believe Me (1950)
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Aladdin (1922)
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Oh! What a Day! (1923)
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Cab Waiting (1931)
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Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)
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A Pair of Kings (1922)
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The Bakery (1921)
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The Phantom President (1932)
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School Days (1920)
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Honest Injun (1926)
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Lucky Night (1939)
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The Cloudhopper (1925)
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Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
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That Midnight Kiss (1949)
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The Fly-Cop (1920)
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Sooky (1931)
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Finn and Hattie (1931)
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Design for Scandal (1941)
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Meet the Boy Friend (1930)
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Careful Please (1926)
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Newly Rich (1931)
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Skippy (1931)
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Follow the Leader (1930)
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The Stage Hand (1920)
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The Show (1922)
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Papa's Boy (1927)
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Troopers Three (1930)
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What a Night! (1924)
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The Draw-Back (1927)
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Somebody's Fault (1927)
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The Sawmill (1922)
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Lucky Boy (1929)
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Fast and Furious (1924)
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The Fall Guy (1921)
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Reunion (1936)
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Sunny Skies (1930)
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The Rent Collector (1921)
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The Bell Hop (1921)
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Movieland (1926)
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Nobody's Business (1926)
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The Yankee Spirit (1923)
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Motor Mad (1924)
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Creeps (1926)
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Drama Deluxe (1927)
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Howdy Duke (1927)
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