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