Norman Taurog
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Birth Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born
February 23, 1899
Died
April 07, 1981
Biography
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Archetypal "contract," studio director who entered films as an actor, began making comedy shorts, and moved up to features in 1929. Working most often for MGM and Paramount, Taurog specialized in comedies and other light entertainments, though he made several dramas as well, such as "The Beginning or the End" (1947), about the birth of the atomic bomb. By the mid-50s, he began directing ...
Filmography
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Live a Little, Love a Little
(1968)
Director
Speedway
(1968)
Director
Double Trouble
(1967)
Director
Spinout
(1966)
Director
Sergeant Deadhead
(1965)
Director
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
(1965)
Director
Family & Companions
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Susan Taurog
Wife
Maternal aunt of Jackie Cooper.
Biography
Archetypal "contract," studio director who entered films as an actor, began making comedy shorts, and moved up to features in 1929. Working most often for MGM and Paramount, Taurog specialized in comedies and other light entertainments, though he made several dramas as well, such as "The Beginning or the End" (1947), about the birth of the atomic bomb. By the mid-50s, he began directing formula vehicles for box-office stars such as Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and Elvis Presley.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Live a Little, Love a Little
(1968)
Director
Speedway
(1968)
Director
Double Trouble
(1967)
Director
Spinout
(1966)
Director
Sergeant Deadhead
(1965)
Director
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
(1965)
Director
Tickle Me
(1965)
Director
It Happened at the World's Fair
(1963)
Director
Palm Springs Weekend
(1963)
Director
Girls! Girls! Girls!
(1962)
Director
Blue Hawaii
(1961)
Director
All Hands on Deck
(1961)
Director
G.I. Blues
(1960)
Director
Visit to a Small Planet
(1960)
Director
Don't Give Up the Ship
(1959)
Director
Onionhead
(1958)
Director
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
(1957)
Director
Pardners
(1956)
Director
Bundle of Joy
(1956)
Director
The Birds and the Bees
(1956)
Director
You're Never Too Young
(1955)
Director
Living It Up
(1954)
Director
The Stooge
(1953)
Director
The Stars Are Singing
(1953)
Director
The Caddy
(1953)
Director
Room for One More
(1952)
Director
Jumping Jacks
(1952)
Director
Rich, Young and Pretty
(1951)
Director
The Toast of New Orleans
(1950)
Director
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
(1950)
Director
Please Believe Me
(1950)
Director
That Midnight Kiss
(1949)
Director
The Bride Goes Wild
(1948)
Director
Big City
(1948)
Director
Words and Music
(1948)
Director
The Beginning or the End
(1947)
Director
Ziegfeld Follies
(1946)
Director of prologue and retakes
The Hoodlum Saint
(1946)
Director
The Thin Man Goes Home
(1945)
Director of addl scenes
Rationing
(1944)
Retake Director
Presenting Lily Mars
(1943)
Director
Girl Crazy
(1943)
Director
Are Husbands Necessary?
(1942)
Director
A Yank at Eton
(1942)
Director
Married Bachelor
(1941)
Fill-In Director
Design for Scandal
(1941)
Director
Men of Boys Town
(1941)
Director
Little Nellie Kelly
(1940)
Director
Gold Rush Maisie
(1940)
Fill-In Director
Broadway Melody of 1940
(1940)
Director
Young Tom Edison
(1940)
Director
Lucky Night
(1939)
Director
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(1938)
Director
Boys Town
(1938)
Director
Mad About Music
(1938)
Director
The Girl Downstairs
(1938)
Director
You Can't Have Everything
(1937)
Director
Fifty Roads to Town
(1937)
Director
Fifty Races to Town
(1937)
Director
Strike Me Pink
(1936)
Director
Reunion
(1936)
Director
Rhythm on the Range
(1936)
Director
The Big Broadcast of 1936
(1935)
Director
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
(1934)
Director
College Rhythm
(1934)
Director
We're Not Dressing
(1934)
Director
L'amour guide
(1933)
Director
A Bedtime Story
(1933)
Director
The Way to Love
(1933)
Director
If I Had a Million
(1932)
[Prologue and Epilogue]
Girl Crazy
(1932)
Addl scenes Director
The Phantom President
(1932)
Director
Hold 'Em Jail
(1932)
Director
Huckleberry Finn
(1931)
Director
Skippy
(1931)
Director
Finn and Hattie
(1931)
Director
Sooky
(1931)
Director
Forbidden Adventure
(1931)
Director
Troopers Three
(1930)
Director
Follow the Leader
(1930)
Director
Hot Curves
(1930)
Director
Sunny Skies
(1930)
Director
Lucky Boy
(1929)
Director
All Steamed Up
(1929)
Director
The Medicine Men
(1929)
Director
The Farmer's Daughter
(1928)
Director
The Ghetto
(1928)
Director
Blondes Beware
(1928)
Director
Oh! What a Day!
(1923)
Director
The Rent Collector
(1921)
Director
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Problem Child
(1990)
Other
This Is Elvis
(1981)
Other
Director (Short)
Andy's Stump Speech
(1924)
Director
Life Events
1912
Stage acting debut, "The Good Little Devil" (with Mary Pickford)
1917
Film acting debut at IMP Studios, New York
1929
Co-directed first feature film, "Lucky Boy"
Photo Collections
5 Photos
Boys Town - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are a few photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's Boys Town (1938), starring Mickey Rooney.
1 Photo
Young Tom Edison - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Young Tom Edison (1940), starring Mickey Rooney. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
4 Photos
Mad About Music - Behind-the-Scenes Stills
Here are a few photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Universal's Mad About Music (1938), starring Deanna Durbin and Herbert Marshall.
33 Photos
Broadway Melody of 1940 - Behind-the-Scenes Stills
Here are a number of photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's Broadway Melody of 1940, starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, and George Murphy and directed by Norman Taurog.
19 Photos
Men of Boys Town - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are several photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's Men of Boys Town (1941), starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney.
Videos
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Family
Jackie Cooper
Nephew
Actor, director.
Companions
Susan Taurog
Wife
Maternal aunt of Jackie Cooper.
