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