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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 La Land in 2017. He was later nominated for Best Director for the film Boys Town (1938).
Academy Awards, USA. 1939 Nominee Oscar. Best Director. Boys Town. 1931 Winner Oscar. Best Director. Skippy.
- February 23, 1899
- April 7, 1981
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
- January 1, 1
- Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Awards & Achievements. Norman Taurog won the Academy Award for Best Director for ‘Skippy’ (1931). In 1938, he was awarded the Venice Film Festival Mussolini Cup for Best Film for ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.’.
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 La Land in 2017. He was later nominated for Best Director for the film Boys Town (1938).
At 32 years and 260 days, he was the youngest person to win a Best Director Oscar until Damien Chazelle won in 2017. Taurog held the record for 86 years. Taurog directed Elvis Presley in more movies than any other director (nine, starting with G.I. Blues (1960) ).
May 8, 2024 · The film was nominated for numerous Academy Awards, including outstanding production, and Taurog received his final Oscar nod for best director; Tracy was named best actor for the second year running.
