Boys Town (film)
Boys Town is a 1938 biographical drama film based on Father Edward J. Flanagan's work with a group of underprivileged and delinquent boys in a home that he founded and named" Boys Town".
It stars Spencer Tracy as Father Edward J. Flanagan, and Mickey Rooney with Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, and Gene Reynolds.
The film was written by Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin, and John Meehan, and was directed by Norman Taurog.
Legendary Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Studio head Louis B. Mayer, who was a Belorussian- Canadian- American Jew known for his respect for the Catholic Church, later called this his favorite film of his long tenure at MGM.
Although the story is largely fictional, it is based upon a real man and a real place.
Boys Town is a community outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1943 Boys Town adopted as its image and logo a sculpture of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back, captioned" He ai n't heavy, Father ... he's my brother."
In 1941, MGM made a sequel," Men of Boys Town", with Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney reprising their roles from the earlier film.
Norman Taurog
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).
He is the second youngest person ever to win the award after Damien Chazelle, who won for "La La Land" in 2017.
He was later nominated for Best Director for the film "Boys Town" (1938).
He directed some of the best-known actors of the twentieth century, including his nephew Jackie Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley.
Taurog directed six Martin and Lewis films, and nine Elvis Presley films, more than any other director.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Norman Taurog has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1600 Vine Street.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Men of Boys Town
Men of Boys Town is a 1941 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and written by James Kevin McGuinness.
It is a sequel to the 1938 film "Boys Town".
The film stars Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn, Darryl Hickman and Henry O'Neill.
The film was released on April 11, 1941, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Men of the Sky (1931 film)
Men of the Sky( aka Call of the East' and Stolen Dreams) is a 1931 all- talking American pre-Code musical drama film, directed by Albert E. Green which was produced by Warner Bros. in 1930 and released in 1931.
" Men of the Sky" stars Irene Delroy and Jack Whiting.
Although aircraft were seen in the film," Men of the Sky" was more of a spy drama.
Edward J. Flanagan
Edward Joseph Flanagan( 13 July 1886 – 15 May 1948) was an Irish- born priest of the Catholic Church in the United States.
He founded the orphanage known as Boys Town located in Boys Town, Douglas County, Nebraska, which now also serves as a center for troubled youth.
Renae Lloyd
Renae Lloyd( born 22 June 1987) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays for Boys' Town, as a midfielder.
Brian Saunders (weightlifter)
Brian Saunders( date of birth and death unknown) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.

Question: When was the director of film Men Of Boys Town born?
Answer: February 23, 1899