an entertaining, light-hearted formula and Taurog, now in his sixties, was an old hand at it. So impressed was Parker with his work that over the next eight years, Taurog directed Elvis in eight more films: Blue Hawaii (1961), Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962), It Happened at the World's Fair (1963), Tickle Me (1965), Spinout (1966), Double Trouble (1967), Speedway (1968), and Live a Little, Love a Little (1968). Although some were better than others—and some were almost identical—Taurog ensured that the films had pace, the comedy was delivered well, and the songs were well executed. Live a Little, Love a Little was his last film. Later years In 1968, Taurog retired from directing. He later taught at the University of Southern California School of Cinema and remained a board member of the Directors Guild of America. He owned a camera shop in Canoga Park, California. Toward the end of his life, he became blind. In his last years, he served as director of the Braille Institute in Los Angeles. Taurog died on April 7, 1981, in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 82. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. Taurog has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1600 Vine Street for his contribution to the motion picture industry. Taurog supported Barry Goldwater in the 1964 United States presidential election. Awards and nominations 1931 Academy Award for Best Director (Skippy) 1938 Venice Film Festival Mussolini Cup for Best Film (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) 1939 Academy Award Nomination for Best Director (Boys Town) 1960 Star on the Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures, dedicated on February 8, 1960, at 1600 Vine Street 1966 Laurel Award Nomination for Director, fourth place 1967 Laurel Award Nomination for Director, fifth place 1968 Laurel Award Nomination for Director, eighth place Filmography From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films. The following is a partial list of his feature films. 1920s The Fly Cop (1920) with Larry Semon Lucky Boy (1929) 1930s Troopers Three (1930) Sunny Skies (1930) with Benny Rubin and Rex Lease Skippy (1931) with Jackie Cooper Newly Rich (1931) with Mitzi Green Huckleberry Finn (1931) with Jackie Coogan Sooky (1931) with Jackie Cooper and Robert Coogan The Phantom President (1932) with George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert and Jimmy Durante A Bedtime Story (1933) with Maurice Chevalier We're Not Dressing (1934) with Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, and George