FILM DIRECTOR

Norman Taurog

1899 - 1981

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Norman Rae Taurog (February 23, 1899 – April 7, 1981) 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 (1931), becoming the youngest person to win the award for eight and a half decades until Damien Chazelle won for La La Land in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Taurog has received more than 261,448 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Norman Taurog is the 589th most popular film director (down from 584th in 2019), the 3,803rd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,812th in 2019) and the 141st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Norman Taurog ranks 589 out of 2,041. Before him are Jaco Van Dormael, Michael Powell, Bernd Eichinger, Ferzan Özpetek, Fatih Akin, and Asghar Farhadi. After him are Norman McLaren, Nicolas Roeg, Jerome Robbins, Ann Hui, Avi Arad, and Yakov Protazanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Norman Taurog ranks 141. Before him are Oscar Zariski, Armand Salacrou, Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven, Johan Grøttumsbråten, and Carlos Chávez. After him are Yury Olesha, Iskander Mirza, Günther Pancke, Anita Berber, František Tomášek, and Sára Salkaházi. Among people deceased in 1981, Norman Taurog ranks 105. Before him are Zdeněk Burian, Roman Rudenko, Lanza del Vasto, Mariama Bâ, Hermann Esser, and Bobby Sands. After him are Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, Walter Heitler, Edward Lasker, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Ricardo Wolf, and Julio Libonatti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Taurog ranks 3,803 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Richards (1949), Darlene Conley (1934), Aileen Riggin (1906), Bruce Rauner (1957), Charles Fox Parham (1873), and Ken Jenkins (1940). After him are Kylie Jenner (1997), Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Meg Foster (1948), Frank Beard (1949), Kevin James (1965), and Dennis Sullivan (1941).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Norman Taurog ranks 141. Before him are Kenneth Anger (1927), Martin Ritt (1914), Gore Verbinski (1964), David O. Russell (1958), Frederick Wiseman (1930), and Budd Boetticher (1916). After him are Jerome Robbins (1918), Robert Rodriguez (1968), Donald P. Bellisario (1935), Stuart Rosenberg (1927), Brad Bird (1957), and Hal Ashby (1929).

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Filmography

Blue Hawaii
Director
Chad Gates has just been discharged from the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies and his girlfriend.
Nov 22nd 19615.9 / 10
Boys Town
Director
Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.
Sep 8th 19386.7 / 10
G.I. Blues
Director
Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open up a nightclub when he gets out of the army. Tulsa may lack the capital for such a venture, but a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili (Juliet Prowse) is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. But, when that friend is dispatched to Alaska, it's up to Tulsa to melt Lili's heart.
Nov 23rd 19606.4 / 10