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