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Norman Rae Taurog (February 23, 1899 – April 7, 1981) was an American film director and screenwriter. [1] From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films. At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for Skippy (1931), becoming the youngest person to win the award for eight and a half decades until Damien Chazelle won for La ...
Norman Taurog. Director: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 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.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Norman Taurog (born February 23, 1899, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died April 7, 1981, Rancho Mirage, California) was an American director of some 80 feature films, many of which were comedies, including a number with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and musicals, nine of which starred Elvis Presley.
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Norman Taurog. Director: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 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.
- February 23, 1899
- April 7, 1981
Apr 10, 1981 · Norman Taurog, the film director who won an Academy Award for ''Skippy,'' died yesterday at Eisenhower Medical Center, near his retirement home in Palm Desert. He was 82 years old.
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 more movies than any other director (nine, starting with G.I. Blues (1960)).
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Words and Music: Directed by Norman Taurog. With June Allyson, Perry Como, Judy Garland, Lena Horne. Musical biography chronicling the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.