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Norman Taurog
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Director Norman Taurog, wearing a hat and glasses, sits beside actor Mickey Rooney, who is smiling, on the set of the film Boys Town, with camera equipment visible behind them. Tommy Kelly as Tom Sawyer and Jackie Moran as Huckleberry Finn crouch together in straw hats and period clothing, peering out from behind a tree in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938). Boys Town scene from Broadway Melody of 1940 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in a comedic moment, with Martin facing Lewis, who is making a goofy face and gesture, in a scene from the 1953 film The Stooge. Elvis Presley, holding a ukulele, sings to Joan Blackman, who sits on a rock in a yellow swimsuit, in a beach scene from the film Blue Hawaii.

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Anniversary information added. Apr 03, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 19, 2026
First paragraph modernization. May 08, 2024
Links added. Feb 16, 2023
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Biography of Norman Taurog. Nov 22, 2015
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Norman Taurog, director dies; winner of an oscar for 'Skippy'. Nov 22, 2015
Added photographs. Jul 16, 2014
New article added. Mar 24, 2014
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