Search results
Michael Barson. 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 (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)).
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.
- 4 min
Chicago-born Norman Taurog was performing on stage from his early childhood, long before he began work as a child actor in movies. He entered films at age 14 with Thomas Ince's studios, and turned to directing comedy in 1919 with Larry Semon.
Norman Rae Taurog 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. He won the 1931 Academy Award for Best Director for the film Skippy and still holds the record as the youngest director to win it.
Norman Taurog was an American film director and screenwriter who became the youngest person ever to win the Academy Award for Best Director when he won the award at the age of 32 for ‘Skippy.’ A prolific director with 180 films to his credit, he directed several comedies—a number of then with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis—and musicals, nine of which starred Elvis Presley.
Blue Hawaii: Directed by Norman Taurog. With Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Nancy Walters. After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
