Later Years
In 1968, Taurog retired from directing. He later taught at the University of California School of Cinema and remained a board member of the Director's Guild. 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. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Norman Taurog has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1600 Vine Street.
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