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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 ...
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.
Norman Taurog was a prolific and versatile director who won an Oscar for Skippy (1931) and worked with many stars, including Elvis Presley. He also taught at the University of California School of Cinema and was blind in his later years.
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 Taurog was an American film director and screenwriter who won the 1931 Academy Award for Best Director for Skippy. He directed over 140 films, including nine with Elvis Presley, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Norman Taurog - Film Director, Martin & Lewis: Taurog subsequently ended his long stay at MGM, and his first film after leaving the studio was the pleasant Warner Brothers comedy Room for One More (1952), with Cary Grant and Betsy Drake (who were married in real life) as the adoptive parents of several underprivileged orphans.
Norman Rae Taurog was an American film director and screenwriter. From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films. At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for Skippy , becoming the youngest person to win the award for eight and a half decades until Damien Chazelle won for La La Land in 2017.
