Norman Taurog Net Worth

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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), the youngest person to win the award. He was later nominated for Best Director for the film Boys Town (1938). He directed some of the best known actors of the twentieth century, including his nephew Jackie Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Deborah Kerr, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley. Taurog directed six Martin and Lewis films, and nine Elvis Presley films, more than any other director. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Norman Taurog has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1600 Vine Street.

Full NameNorman Taurog
Date Of BirthFebruary 23, 1899
Died1981-04-07
Place Of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
ProfessionDirector, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew
NationalityAmerican
SpouseSusan Ream Broderick
ChildrenPat Taurog
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Director
MoviesBlue Hawaii, Boys Town, G.I. Blues, Skippy, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Live a Little, Love a Little, Spinout, Broadway Melody of 1940, Tickle Me, It Happened at the World's Fair, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, Double Trouble, Pardners, Girl Crazy, The Caddy, Presenting...
Star SignPisces
#Fact
1At 32 years and 260 days, youngest person to win a Best Director Oscar.
2Taurog's Oscar statuette sold for $301, 973, when it was auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Memorabilia on February 28, 2012.
3An unknown person telephoned his home and threatened to kidnap his daughter, Pat (8 years old at the time). The phone number was changed and a guard was placed on duty at the property (February, 1939).
4Directed 2 actors to Oscar nominations: Jackie Cooper (Best Actor, Skippy (1931)) and Spencer Tracy (Best Actor, Boys Town (1938)). Tracy won an Oscar for his performance in Taurog's film.
5Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1094-1098. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
6Taurog directed Elvis Presley in more movies than any other director (nine, starting with G.I. Blues (1960)).
7Taurog was the uncle of actor/director Jackie Cooper.
Elvis Presley, Norman Taurog, Hal B. Wallis
Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Norman Taurog

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Stage Hand1920Short
School Days1920Short
The Fly Cop1920Short
Live a Little, Love a Little1968
Speedway1968
Double Trouble1967
Spinout1966
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine1965
Sergeant Dead Head1965
Tickle Me1965
Palm Springs Weekend1963
It Happened at the World's Fair1963
Girls! Girls! Girls!1962
Blue Hawaii1961
All Hands on Deck1961
G.I. Blues1960
Visit to a Small Planet1960
Don't Give Up the Ship1959
Onionhead1958
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown1957
Bundle of Joy1956
Pardners1956
The Birds and the Bees1956
You're Never Too Young1955
Light's Diamond Jubilee1954TV Movie documentary
Living It Up1954
The Caddy1953
The Stars Are Singing1953
Jumping Jacks1952
Room for One More1952
The Stooge1951
Rich, Young and Pretty1951
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone1950
The Toast of New Orleans1950
Please Believe Me1950
That Midnight Kiss1949
Words and Music1948
Big City1948
The Bride Goes Wild1948
The Beginning or the End1947
The Hoodlum Saint1946
Girl Crazy1943
Presenting Lily Mars1943
A Yank at Eton1942
Are Husbands Necessary?1942
Design for Scandal1941
Married Bachelor1941uncredited
Men of Boys Town1941
Little Nellie Kelly1940
Gold Rush Maisie1940uncredited
Young Tom Edison1940
Broadway Melody of 19401940
The Wizard of Oz1939uncredited
Lucky Night1939
The Girl Downstairs1938
Boys Town1938
Mad About Music1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938
You Can't Have Everything1937
Fifty Roads to Town1937
Reunion1936
Rhythm on the Range1936
Strike Me Pink1936
The Big Broadcast of 19361935
College Rhythm1934
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch1934
We're Not Dressing1934
The Way to Love1933
A Bedtime Story1933
If I Had a Million1932segments "Prologue", "Epilogue", uncredited
The Phantom President1932
Hold 'Em Jail1932
Sooky1931
Huckleberry Finn1931
Newly Rich1931
Cab Waiting1931Short
Skippy1931
Finn and Hattie1931
Simply Killing1931Short
It Might Be Worse1931Short
Meet the Boyfriend1930Short
Follow the Leader1930
The Fatal Card1930Short
Song Service1930Short
Hot Curves1930
Sunny Skies1930
Troopers Three1930
Plastered1930Short
Detectives Wanted1929Short
All Steamed Up1929Short
Hired and Fired1929Short
Knights Out1929Short
The Medicine Men1929Short
In Holland1929Short
The Diplomats1929Short
Listen Children1928Short
A Home Made Man1928Short
Blondes Beware1928Short
Rah! Rah! Rah!1928Short
At It Again1928
Slippery Head1928Short
Blazing Away1928Short
Between Jobs1928Short
Always a Gentleman1928Short
Cutie1928Short
Lucky Boy1928
Papa's Boy1927Short
The Little Rube1927Short
New Wrinkles1927Short
Kilties1927Short
At Ease1927Short
Up in Arms1927Short
Plumb Dumb1927Short
His Better Half1927Short
Goose Flesh1927Short
Her Husky Hero1927Short
Breezing Along1927Short
The Draw-Back1927Short
Somebody's Fault1927Short
Drama Deluxe1927Short
Howdy Duke1927Short
Movieland1926Short
Teacher, Teacher1926Short
The Humdinger1926Short
Jolly Tars1926Short
Move Along1926Short
Honest Injun1926Short
Here Comes Charlie1926Short
Nothing Matters1926Short
Creeps1926Short
Mr. Cinderella1926Short
Nobody's Business1926Short
Careful Please1926Short
Lickety Split1926Short
Cheap Skates1925Short
On Edge1925Short
Spot Light1925Short
Pleasure Bound1925Short
Below Zero1925Short
Going Great1925Short
Rough and Ready1925Short
The Cloudhopper1925Short
Andy in Hollywood1925Short
Hello Goodbye1925Short
Wide Awake1925Short
Hello, Hollywood1925Short
Step Lightly1925Short
Motor Mad1924Short
What a Night!1924Short
Andy's Stump Speech1924Short
Fast and Furious1924/IShort
Andy's Hat in the Ring1924Short
Wild Game1924Short
Pigskin1924Short
Pain as You Enter1924Short
Hot Air1924Short
There He Goes1924Short
Midnight Blues1924Short
Oh! Min!1924Short
Flying Finance1924Short
Aggravatin' Mama1923Short
Film Foolish1923Short
Under Covers1923Short
Hot Sparks1923Short
Oh! What a Day!1923Short
Running Wild1923Short
Watch Papa1923Short
Uncle Bim's Gifts1923Short
The Yankee Spirit1923Short
The Mummy1923Short
The Fourflusher1923Short
Aladdin1922Short
The Fresh Kid1922Short
A Pair of Kings1922Short
The Show1922/IIShort
The Sawmill1922Short
The Bell Hop1921Short
The Fall Guy1921Short
The Rent Collector1921Short
The Bakery1921Short
The Hick1921Short
The Sportsman1921Short
The Suitor1920Short

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Listen Children1928Short scenario
A Home Made Man1928Short scenario
At It Again1928story
Blazing Away1928Short scenario
Between Jobs1928Short scenario
Always a Gentleman1928Short scenario
Papa's Boy1927Short scenario
New Wrinkles1927Short scenario
At Ease1927Short scenario
His Better Half1927Short scenario
Goose Flesh1927Short
Drama Deluxe1927Short
Howdy Duke1927Short
Movieland1926Short scenario
Teacher, Teacher1926Short
The Humdinger1926Short scenario / story
Jolly Tars1926Short scenario / story
Move Along1926Short
Here Comes Charlie1926Short story and scenario
Who's My Wife?1926Short story and scenario
Nothing Matters1926Short
Creeps1926Short story and scenario
Nobody's Business1926Short story
Careful Please1926Short
The Cloudhopper1925Short
Hello, Hollywood1925Short scenario
A Pair of Kings1922Short
The Show1922/IIShort written by
The Sawmill1922Short story
The Bell Hop1921Short story
The Fall Guy1921Short story
The Rent Collector1921Short
The Bakery1921Short
The Sportsman1921Short story
The Suitor1920Short story
The Stage Hand1920Short
School Days1920Short

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Ziegfeld Follies1945director of prologue and retakes - uncredited
Rationing1944director: re-takes
Billy the Kid1941supervisor - uncredited
The Wizard of Oz1939director test scenes - uncredited

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Fly Cop1920ShortBit Part (uncredited)
Tangled Relations1912ShortOne of the Children

Assistant Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Girl Crazy1932director: additional scenes - uncredited

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
That's Entertainment, Part II1976Documentary acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
American Masters2004TV Series documentaryHimself - Director
This Is Your Life1959TV SeriesHimself
Hollywood Rhythm1934ShortHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 32007Video documentaryHimself
A Life in Words and Music2007Video shortHimself
Begin the Beguine2003Video documentary shortHimself
The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-19692002Video documentaryHimself
This Is Elvis1981Himself (uncredited)

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameMotion PictureOn 8 February 1960. At 1600 Vine Street.
1938Fascist Party CupVenice Film FestivalBest Foreign FilmThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
1931OscarAcademy Awards, USABest DirectorSkippy (1931)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1968Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsDirector8th place.
1967Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsDirector5th place.
1966Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsDirector4th place.
1952Golden LionVenice Film FestivalRoom for One More (1952)
1939OscarAcademy Awards, USABest DirectorBoys Town (1938)
1938Mussolini CupVenice Film FestivalBest Foreign FilmThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)

Known for movies

Director

Boys Town (1938)
as Director

Director

Blue Hawaii (1961)
as Director

Director

G.I. Blues (1960)
as Director

Director

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
as Director

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