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. He was later nominated for Best Director for the film Boys Town (1938). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Taurog is the 482nd most popular film director (up from 589th in 2019), the 3,488th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,803rd in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Norman Taurog ranks 482 out of 2,041. Before him are Jerome Robbins, André Téchiné, Patrice Leconte, Delbert Mann, Neil Jordan, and Maurice Pialat. After him are Tom McCarthy, Ladislao Vajda, Claude Zidi, Lindsay Anderson, Pierre Woodman, and Andre DeToth.

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Among people born in 1899, Norman Taurog ranks 119. Before him are Lovro von Matačić, Peter Wessel Zapffe, Marcel Dalio, Udham Singh, Noël Coward, and Oscar Zariski. After him are Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Café Filho, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski, Helge Ingstad, Max Simon, and Jimmie Angel. Among people deceased in 1981, Norman Taurog ranks 87. Before him are Jerzy Neyman, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, Yakov Pavlov, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, and Nisargadatta Maharaj. After him are Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Nargis, Mohammad Beheshti, Mariama Bâ, Edith Head, and Helmut Gröttrup.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Taurog ranks 3,488 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Astor (1906), Ralph Craig (1889), Ed Sullivan (1901), James Turrell (1943), Walker Evans (1903), and Oliver Winchester (1810). After him are Josh Charles (1971), Beatrice Wood (1893), Edith Massey (1918), Linda Nochlin (1931), Dominic Chianese (1931), and A.J. Styles (1977).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Norman Taurog ranks 130. Before him are Joe Dante (1946), William A. Wellman (1896), D. J. Caruso (1965), Curtis Hanson (1945), Jerome Robbins (1918), and Delbert Mann (1920). After him are Tom McCarthy (1966), Sam Wood (1883), Richard Lester (1932), Nick Castle (1947), J. J. Abrams (1966), and Clarence Brown (1890).

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