Norman Taurog, (February 23, 1899 - April 7, 1981) was an American film director born in Chicago, Illinois. Between 1920 and 1968 he directed over 140 films. Taurog won the 1931 Oscar for Best Director for the film Skippy and still holds the record as the youngest director to win that award, 32. He was later nominated for Best Director for his 1938 film, Boys Town. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Norman Taurog has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1600 Vine Street. February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... Skippy refers to more than one thing: Skippy was a comic strip by Percy Crosby which ran from 1923-45. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Several things are commonly known as Boys Town, Boys Town, Boys Town, or Boystown: Places Boys Town, Nebraska — a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska and the headquarters of the Boys Town organization Boys Town, Nuevo Laredo — a district in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, notorious for its prostitution and also known...

It could be said that Norman Taurog had five chapters to his career. His first was a child performer on the stage from an early age, making his movie debut aged 13 in the short film Tangled Relations, produced by Thomas Ince’s studios. In the 8 years until his next screen credit he worked in theatre, mostly off-Broadway. By the time he re-entered the movies he had entered the second chapter, making the transition to director. He collaborated with Larry Semon in 1920’s The Sportsman. Taurog made 42 more films, mostly shorts, up until 1931; in this time he developed his style, his forte was light comedy though he could also deal with drama and maintain complex narratives. Short subject is an American film industry term that historically has referred to any film in the format of two reels, or approximately 20 minutes running time, or less. ... Thomas Harper Ince (November 6, 1882–November 20, 1924) was an American film director. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... Larry Semon (July 16, 1889 - October 8, 1928) was a film comedian during the silent era, mainly known for working with both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (of Laurel and Hardy) before they started working together. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... There are many articles named Drama: Drama, the art form. ...

In 1931 he made his breakthrough, directing Skippy, for which he won an Academy Award. Taurog's nephew Jackie Coogan won an Oscar for his performance; in his 1981 autobiography Please Don't Shoot My Dog Coogan wrote that during filming Taurog threatened to shoot his dog if the child actor could not cry for the scene. Skippy tells of the adventures of the eponymous hero, his antics and adventures with Sooky as they try to come up with a license for Sooky’s dog, prevent his shantytown from demolition, sell lemonade and save for a new bike. Based on a popular comic strip character, it’s sentiment, comedy and moral didacticism (common with movies of the time), added to a gritty realism made it a huge success. Skippy was so successful the studio immediately scheduled a sequel, Sooky, for the following year. 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Skippy refers to more than one thing: Skippy was a comic strip by Percy Crosby which ran from 1923-45. ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... Jackie Coogan (1914-1984) in 1921 Jackie Coogan (October 26, 1914 - March 1, 1984) was an American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ... Skippy refers to more than one thing: Skippy was a comic strip by Percy Crosby which ran from 1923-45. ...

The next few years saw Taurog enter the third chapter of his career, as an established director who could work in a number of genres. He directed a series of well-received films: 1932's If I Had a Million showed his ability to work with an all-star cast, featuring Gary Cooper, George Raft, Charles Laughton and W.C. Fields; 1934 saw him helm We're Not Dressing, a lively Bing Crosby and Carole Lombard vehicle which also featured George Burns, Gracie Allen and Ray Milland; 1936's Rhythm on the Range; 1937's Fifty Races to Town and 1938s Mad About Music demonstrated the métier of comedy-drama and musicals in which Taurog was carving out a reputation. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Gary Cooper Gary Cooper and Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1950 Gary Cooper (May 7, 1901 - May 13, 1961) was an American film actor of British heritage, whose career spanned from the 1920s up until the year of his death. ... Raft in They Drive by Night George Raft (September 26, 1895 - November 24, 1980) was an American film actor most closely identified with his portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Charles Laughton as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Charles Laughton (July 1, 1899 - December 15, 1962) was a British-born American stage and film actor. ... W. C. Fields (January 29, 1880 - December 25, 1946) was an American comedian and actor. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bing Crosby Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career flourished from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Carole Lombard Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress. ... George Burns---in the 1950s, at the height of Burns & Allens fame---the greatest straight man in American comedy. ... Grace Allen, wife of comic legend George Burns, who started show business in vaudeville, became famous when teamed with him. ... Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

1938 saw Taurog bring all his skill and experience to bear with one of the liveliest and most successful adaptations of classic literature; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was an artistic and commercial triumph. The year also brought the accomplished, and hard-hitting Boys Town, showing Taurog to be more than capable of sustaining a dramatic narrative and earning him another Academy Award nomination. It wasn't all success though, 1939's Lucky Night starring Myrna Loy and Robert Taylor was a turkey and Taurog shot test scenes for 1939's cinematic extravaganza The Wizard of Oz butVictor Fleming was chosen to direct. Taurog did, however, helm the last of MGM's big pre-war musical showcases, 1940's Broadway Melody, starring Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell. He expanded his range into biographies, working with Mickey Rooney again in the well-received Young Tom Edison in 1940 and also in the sequel to Boys Town, Men of Boys Town in 1941 and A Yank at Eton in 1942. In between he got a wonderful performance from Judy Garland in Little Nellie Kelly, who he also directed in 1943's 'small-town-girl-gets-big-break' Presenting Lily Mars and popular Rooney and Garland starrer When the Girls Meet the Boys. 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cover of a combined edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. ... Several things are commonly known as Boys Town, Boys Town, Boys Town, or Boystown: Places Boys Town, Nebraska — a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska and the headquarters of the Boys Town organization Boys Town, Nuevo Laredo — a district in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, notorious for its prostitution and also known... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... A publicity photo of Myrna Loy Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American motion picture actress. ... There are many people known as Robert Taylor, including: Robert Taylor (actor) Robert Taylor (aviation artist) Robert Taylor (composer) Robert Taylor (computer scientist) Sir Robert Taylor (architect) Robert Taylor (athlete) Robert Taylor (UK politician) Robert Love Taylor (US politician) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... See: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - classic 1900 book by L. Frank Baum The Wizard of Oz - 1939 movie starring Judy Garland Other Wizard of Oz movies - various film versions See also: The Wizard - a major character in the Land of Oz Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked... Victor Fleming (February 23, 1883 - January 6, 1949) (sometimes Vic Fleming) was an American film director. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The Broadway Melody is an early musical motion picture, released on 1 February 1929. ... Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Eleanor Powell, left, in Broadway Melody of 1938. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Several things are commonly known as Boys Town, Boys Town, Boys Town, or Boystown: Places Boys Town, Nebraska — a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska and the headquarters of the Boys Town organization Boys Town, Nuevo Laredo — a district in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, notorious for its prostitution and also known... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Judy Garland, circa 1943. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

After directing re-takes for a propaganda film during the war, Rationing in 1944, Taurog entered new territory with a docudrama of the atom bomb, The Beginning or the End in 1947. It was back to his metier of light comedy for his next couple of outings, The Bride Goes Wild with Van Johnson and June Allyson and Big City, both in 1948. Remarkably he also directed a third film that year combining the genres of comedy, drama and biography and dealing with an all-star cast; Words and Music was a fictionalised biopic of the relationship between Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart. It starred, among others, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Mickey Rooney and Cyd Charisse. By now, Taurog had established a reputation as a director who was comfortable working in the musical and comedy genre, and who could be relied upon to work with slight material - qualities which would be useful later in his career. Following Words and Music Taurog directed Kathryn Grayson in That Midnight Kiss, 1949, Deborah Kerr in Please Believe Me, 1950 and Grayson again in The Toast of New Orleans, 1950. Each was undistinguished, if entertaining. Taurog was to direct three more films which could be said to match this description before the fourth chapter of his career, Mrs O'Malley and Mr Malone, 1950, Rich Young and Pretty, 1951 and Room for One More in 1952, starring Cary Grant. Rationing is the controlled distribution of resources and scarce goods or services: it restricts how much people are allowed to buy or consume. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Van Johnson Van Johnson (born Charles Van Johnson on August 25, 1916, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American film and television actor. ... June Allyson June Allyson (born October 7, 1917) is an American actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ... EMAP plc is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Words And Music is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1998. ... Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside (born 23 July 1933) is a British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs. ... Lorenz (Larry) Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... Judy Garland, circa 1943. ... Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996), better known as Gene Kelly, was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... Cyd Charisse Cyd Charisse is an American dancer and actress. ... Words And Music is an album recorded by Paul Kelly and originally released in 1998. ... Kathryn Grayson (born February 9, 1922) is an American actress and singer who was born Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... The screen debut of tenor Mario Lanza, this 1949 MGM production also starred Kathryn Grayson. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Deborah Kerr Deborah Kerr (born September 30, 1921) is a Scottish film actress. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lanza in The Toast of New Orleans The Toast of New Orleans is a 1950 film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Mario Lanza, Kathryn Grayson, David Niven, and Rita Moreno. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cary Grant Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was a British-born American film actor. ...

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had been a double-act since 1946 and had made five films together, three Martin and Lewis top-liners, before 1952's Taurog-directed Jumping Jacks. It is regarded by many Martin and Lewis fans as the finest of their films and Taurog worked well with the double-act. In 1953 he directed them in The Stooge, 1953, The Caddy, 1954, Living It Up, 1955 You're Never Too Young and in 1956 their penultimate film together Pardners. The experience of working with them, combining comedy, drama and singing, set Taurog up well for his fifth and final chapter. Taurog directed Lewis, without Martin, twice more in 1959's Don't Give Up the Ship and 1960's Visit to a Small Planet before his first Elvis Presley film, 1960's G.I. Blues. Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer and film actor. ... Joseph Levitch [1] (born March 16, 1926), better known as Jerry Lewis, is an American comedian, actor, producer, and director, known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... G.I. Blues is a 1960 Elvis Presley musical motion picture played as a romantic comedy. ...

G.I. Blues was a turning point for Elvis. Up until that point he had harboured ambitions of being a James Dean figure, playing brooding rebel roles in his films up to that point - Love Me Tender, Jailhouse Rock and King Creole. However Colonel Tom Parker had different plans for the singer. G.I. Blues was Elvis's first film in two years, after his return from the army, and would set the tone for future films - a few girls, a few adventures and a few songs along the way. When well-made, this was an entertaining, light-hearted formula and Taurog, now in his sixties, was an old-hand at it. So impressed was the Colonel with his work on G.I. Blues that over the next 8 years Taurog directed 8 more of Elvis's films - Blue Hawai, 1961, Girls! Girls! Girls!, 1962, It Happened at the World Fair, 1963, Tickle Me, 1965, Spinout, 1964, Double Trouble, 1967, Speedway, 1968 and Live a Little, Love a Little, 1968. Although some were better than others (and some were almost identical to others) Taurog ensured that the Elvis films had pace, the comedy was delivered well and the songs well executed. G.I. Blues is a 1960 Elvis Presley musical motion picture played as a romantic comedy. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. ... James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor who epitomized youthful angst. ... Love Me Tender was the first film made by singer Elvis Presley and was released in 1956. ... For the song, see Jailhouse Rock (song) Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 film starring Elvis Presley, as Vince Everett, an ex-convict working in the music industry. ... King Creole is a 1958 Elvis Presley film and soundtrack based on the 1952 Harold Robbins novel, A Stone for Danny Fisher. ... Colonel Tom Parker (b. ... G.I. Blues is a 1960 Elvis Presley musical motion picture played as a romantic comedy. ... G.I. Blues is a 1960 Elvis Presley musical motion picture played as a romantic comedy. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Girls! Girls! Girls! is a 1962 musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley as penniless fisherman who loves his live on the sea and dreams of owning his own boat. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Tickle Me is a 1965 Western film and comedy starring Elvis Presley. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Spinout is a 1966 musical film and comedy starring Elvis Presley as the lead singer of a band and part-time racecar driver. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Double Trouble could reference many things: // Films Double Trouble, a 1967 Elvis Presley film. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Speedway has multiple meanings: An alternative name for a race track Speedway, Indiana, home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway The gas station chain Speedway SuperAmerica Motorcycle speedway, a form of motorcycle racing The name of a |Scottish pop rock group who hit the UK charts in 2003. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Live a Little, Love a Little is a 1968 musical film and comedy starring Elvis Presley. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

This fifth chapter took Taurog to the end of his career, one year after completing Live a Little, Love a Little, he went blind. Norman Taurog died on April 7, 1981 aged 82. Live a Little, Love a Little is a 1968 musical film and comedy starring Elvis Presley. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Partial filmography

• 1931 - Skippy - with Jackie Cooper
• 1931 - Newly Rich - with Mitzi Green
• 1931 - Huckleberry Finn - with Jackie Cooper
• 1931 - Sooky - with Jackie Cooper and Robert Coogan
• 1932 - The Phantom President - with George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, and Jimmy Durante
• 1933 - A Bedtime Story - with Maurice Chevalier
• 1934 - We're Not Dressing - with Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard and George Burns
• 1935 - The Big Broadcast of 1936 - with Ethel Merman, Bing Crosby, Richard Tauber and the first appearance of Dorothy Dandridge
• 1936 - Rhythm on the Range - with Bing Crosby and Frances Farmer
• 1938 - Mad About Music - with Deanna Durbin and Herbert Marshall
• 1938 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - with Tommy Kelly and Jackie Moran
• 1938 - Boys Town - with Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney
• 1940 - Broadway Melody of 1940 - with Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell
• 1940 - Little Nellie Kelly - with Judy Garland
• 1942 - A Yank at Eton - with Mickey Rooney
• 1943 - Presenting Lily Mars - with Judy Garland and Van Heflin
• 1944 - The Canterville Ghost - co-directed (uncredited) with Jules Dassin and starring Charles Laughton, Robert Young, Margaret O'Brien
• 1948 - The Bride Goes Wild - with Van Johnson and June Allyson
• 1948 - Words and Music - with June Allyson, Perry Como, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Mickey Rooney, and Cyd Charisse
• 1950 - Please Believe Me - with Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker and Peter Lawford
• 1950 - The Toast of New Orleans - with Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza, and David Niven
• 1952 - Room for One More - with Cary Grant
• 1952 - Jumping Jacks - with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin
• 1953 - The Stooge - with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin
• 1953 - The Caddy - with Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin and Donna Reed
• 1954 - Living it up - with Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin and Janet Leigh
• 1955 - You're Never Too Young - with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin
• 1956 - Pardners - with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin
• 1957 - The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown - with Jane Russell
• 1959 - Don't Give Up the Ship - with Jerry Lewis
• 1960 - G. I. Blues - with Elvis Presley
• 1961 - All Hands on Deck - with Pat Boone
• 1961 - Blue Hawaii - with Elvis Presley and Angela Lansbury
• 1962 - Girls! Girls! Girls! - with Elvis Presley and Stella Stevens
• 1963 - It Happened at the World's Fair - with Elvis Presley
• 1965 - Tickle Me - with Elvis Presley
• 1965 - Sergeant Dead Head - with Frankie Avalon
• 1966 - Spinout - with Elvis Presley
• 1967 - Double Trouble - with Elvis Presley
• 1968 - Speedway - with Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra and Bill Bixby
• 1968 - Live a Little, Love a Little - with Elvis Presley

See also: 1930 in film 1931 1932 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore City Lights staring Charles Chaplin Academy Awards Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM Best Actor... Skippy refers to more than one thing: Skippy was a comic strip by Percy Crosby which ran from 1923-45. ... Jackie Cooper as a child actor Jackie Cooper (born John Cooper, Jr. ... See also: 1930 in film 1931 1932 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore City Lights staring Charles Chaplin Academy Awards Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM Best Actor... Mitzi Green (Elizabeth Keno) (The Bronx, N.Y. October 22, 1920 - Huntington Beach, CA, May 24, 1969) was a talented child actress for Paramount and RKO, in the early talkie era. ... See also: 1930 in film 1931 1932 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore City Lights staring Charles Chaplin Academy Awards Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM Best Actor... Jackie Cooper as a child actor Jackie Cooper (born John Cooper, Jr. ... See also: 1930 in film 1931 1932 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore City Lights staring Charles Chaplin Academy Awards Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM Best Actor... Jackie Cooper as a child actor Jackie Cooper (born John Cooper, Jr. ... See also: 1931 in film 1932 1933 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events Shirley Temples film career begins Disney released Flowers and Trees their first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film. ... George M. Cohan George Michael Cohan (July 3? 4?, 1878 – November 5, 1942) was a United States entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, director, and producer of Irish descent. ... Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 - July 30, 1996) was an Academy Award-winning French-American actress for It Happened One Night. ... Jimmy Durante (b. ... See also: 1932 in film 1933 1934 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events British Film Institute founded. ... Maurice Chevalier (September 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972) was a French actor and popular entertainer. ... 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Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was a star of stage and film musicals, well known for her powerful voice and vocal range. ... Bing Crosby Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career flourished from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Richard Tauber (16 May 1891 – 8 January 1948) is acclaimed as one of the best Austrian tenors of the early to mid-20th century. ... Dorothy Dandridge on the cover of LIFE (Nov 1954) Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress. ... See also: 1935 in film 1936 1937 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon September 28 - The Marx Brothers Harpo Marx marries actress Susan Fleming Top grossing films in North America Red River Valley Academy Awards Best Picture: The Great... Bing Crosby Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career flourished from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Frances Farmer Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913, Seattle, Washington – August 1, 1970, Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American film actress. ... See also: 1937 in film 1937 1939 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of Dorothy in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. ... Deanna Durbin (born Edna Mae Durbin on December 4, 1921, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to English immigrant parents) was a popular young singer and actress in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Herbert Marshall (1890-1966) was a popular English cinema and theatre actor who overcame the loss of a leg during World War I, to enjoy a long career, initially as a romantic lead and then in character roles. ... See also: 1937 in film 1937 1939 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of Dorothy in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. ... Cover of a combined edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. ... See also: 1937 in film 1937 1939 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of Dorothy in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. ... Boys Town is a 1938 film based on Father Flanagans work with a group of disadvantaged and dilinquent boys in a home that he founded and named Boys Town. ... Spencer Tracy Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... See also: 1939 in film 1940 1941 in film 1940s in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Walt Disneys animated film Pinocchio is released. ... Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell dance to Begin the Beguine in Broadway Melody of 1940. ... Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Eleanor Powell, left, in Broadway Melody of 1938. ... See also: 1939 in film 1940 1941 in film 1940s in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Walt Disneys animated film Pinocchio is released. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Judy Garland, circa 1943. ... See also: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... See also: 1942 in film 1943 1944 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America For Whom the Bell Tolls The Song of Bernadette This is the Army Stage Door Canteen Random Harvest Star Spangled Rhythm Casablanca Journey Into Fear Academy Awards Best... Judy Garland, circa 1943. ... Actors Arlene Dahl and Van Heflin in Womans World Emmett Evan Heflin Jr. ... See also: 1943 in film 1944 1945 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ... The Canterville Ghost is a popular novella by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. ... Jules Dassin (born December 18, 1911, in Middletown, Connecticut) is an American film director. ... Charles Laughton as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Charles Laughton (July 1, 1899 - December 15, 1962) was a British-born American stage and film actor. ... Robert Young (February 22, 1907 - July 21, 1998) was a popular American actor, who was the son of an Irish immigrant father and an American-born mother. ... Margaret OBrien during her career as a child star. ... See also: 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Red Shoes, (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) The Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River The Three Musketeers, Johnny... Van Johnson Van Johnson (born Charles Van Johnson on August 25, 1916, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American film and television actor. ... June Allyson June Allyson (born October 7, 1917) is an American actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ... See also: 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Red Shoes, (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) The Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River The Three Musketeers, Johnny... Words and Music was the title of a 1948 movie based on the lives of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. ... June Allyson June Allyson (born October 7, 1917) is an American actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ... Pierino Ronaldo Perry Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian American crooner during the latter half of the 20th century. ... Judy Garland, circa 1943. ... Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996), better known as Gene Kelly, was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... Cyd Charisse Cyd Charisse is an American dancer and actress. ... See also: 1949 in film 1950 1951 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios animated film Cinderella debuts. ... Deborah Kerr Deborah Kerr (born September 30, 1921) is a Scottish film actress. ... There are several notable Robert Walkers in hsitory Sir Robert Walker is a member of the British Privy Council. ... The Rat Pack. ... See also: 1949 in film 1950 1951 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios animated film Cinderella debuts. ... Lanza in The Toast of New Orleans The Toast of New Orleans is a 1950 film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Mario Lanza, Kathryn Grayson, David Niven, and Rita Moreno. ... Kathryn Grayson (born February 9, 1922) is an American actress and singer who was born Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... Lanza in The Toast of New Orleans Mario Lanza (31 January 1921 – 7 October 1959) was an Italian-American operatic tenor and Hollywood movie star who enjoyed success in the 1950s. ... David Niven was the second unofficial James Bond. ... // Events February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City). ... Cary Grant Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was a British-born American film actor. ... // Events February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City). ... Joseph Levitch [1] (born March 16, 1926), better known as Jerry Lewis, is an American comedian, actor, producer, and director, known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer and film actor. ... See also: 1952 in film 1953 1954 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events September 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film. ... Joseph Levitch [1] (born March 16, 1926), better known as Jerry Lewis, is an American comedian, actor, producer, and director, known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer and film actor. ... See also: 1952 in film 1953 1954 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events September 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film. ... Joseph Levitch [1] (born March 16, 1926), better known as Jerry Lewis, is an American comedian, actor, producer, and director, known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer and film actor. ... Donna Reed in Its a Wonderful Life Donna Reed (January 27, 1921 – January 14, 1986) was an American actress. ... See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ... Joseph Levitch [1] (born March 16, 1926), better known as Jerry Lewis, is an American comedian, actor, producer, and director, known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer and film actor. ... Janet Leigh Janet Leigh (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) born Jeanette Helen Morrison was an American actress. ... // Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ... Joseph Levitch [1] (born March 16, 1926), better known as Jerry Lewis, is an American comedian, actor, producer, and director, known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer and film actor. ... See also: 1955 in film 1956 1957 in film 1950s in film years in film film // Events November 15 - The film Love Me Tender starring Elvis Presley (his first film) opens. ... Joseph Levitch [1] (born March 16, 1926), better known as Jerry Lewis, is an American comedian, actor, producer, and director, known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer and film actor. ... // Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens. ... Jane Russell in 1943. ... See also: 1958 in film 1959 1960 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, Sappy Bullfighters. ... Joseph Levitch [1] (born March 16, 1926), better known as Jerry Lewis, is an American comedian, actor, producer, and director, known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor. ... See also: 1960 in film 1961 1962 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events Last Year at Marienbad (Lannée dernière à Marienbad) released Top grossing films North America The Guns of Navarone Exodus The Parent Trap The Absent-Minded Professor The Alamo Swiss Family Robinson Come... Pat Boone Pat Boone (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him one of the most popular performers of the 1950s and 1960s. ... See also: 1960 in film 1961 1962 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events Last Year at Marienbad (Lannée dernière à Marienbad) released Top grossing films North America The Guns of Navarone Exodus The Parent Trap The Absent-Minded Professor The Alamo Swiss Family Robinson Come... Blue Hawaii is a 1961 musical film set in the state of Hawaii and starring Elvis Presley. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor. ... Angela Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is a British-born actress, the granddaughter of British Labour politician George Lansbury. ... // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ... Girls! Girls! Girls! is a 1962 musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley as penniless fisherman who loves his live on the sea and dreams of owning his own boat. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor. ... Stella Stevens ( born October 1, 1936 ) is an actress. ... // Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr. Strangelove. ... It Happened at the Worlds Fair is a 1963 musical film starring Elvis Presley as a cropdusting pilot. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Mary Poppins The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews Goldfinger My Fair Lady Whats New Pussycat? Shenandoah The Sandpiper Father Goose Academy Awards Best Picture: The Sound of Music - Argyle, Twentieth Century-Fox Best Actor: Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou Best Actress: Julie Christie... Tickle Me is a 1965 Western film and comedy starring Elvis Presley. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Mary Poppins The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews Goldfinger My Fair Lady Whats New Pussycat? Shenandoah The Sandpiper Father Goose Academy Awards Best Picture: The Sound of Music - Argyle, Twentieth Century-Fox Best Actor: Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou Best Actress: Julie Christie... Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an Italian-American actor and teen idol in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Thunderball Dr. Zhivago Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? That Darn Cat! The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming Academy Awards Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons - Highland, Columbia Best Actor: Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor... Spinout is a 1966 musical film and comedy starring Elvis Presley as the lead singer of a band and part-time racecar driver. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor. ... // Events December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television. ... Double Trouble could reference many things: // Films Double Trouble, a 1967 Elvis Presley film. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor. ... // Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts. ... Speedway is a 1968 action film starring Elvis Presley as a racecar driver. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor. ... Nancy Sandra Sinatra Jr (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American singer and actress. ... Bill Bixby with Lou Ferrigno in a promotional photo for The Incredible Hulk. ... // Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts. ... Live a Little, Love a Little is a 1968 musical film and comedy starring Elvis Presley. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor. ...

External link

• Norman Taurog at The Internet Movie Database