LeRoy Prinz
Born: 1895-07-14 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: 1983-09-15
Known For: Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia LeRoy Jerome Prinz (July 14, 1895 – September 15, 1983) was an American choreographer, director and producer, who was involved in the production of dozens of motion pictures, mainly for Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers, from 1929 through 1958, and also choreographed Broadway musicals. He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Dance Direction in the 1930s, and won the Golden Globe in 1958. Among the films whose dances he choreographed were Show Boat (1936), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Rhapsody in Blue (1945), and South Pacific (1958). Prinz was married three times and had a son, LeRoy Prinz, Jr.
Filmography
1965
- Invisible Diplomats ... (Director)
1961
- Anatomy of an Accident ... (Director)
1960
- Tom, Dick and Harriet ... (Director)
1958
- South Pacific ... (Choreographer)
1956
- The Ten Commandments ... (Choreographer)
1954
- Lucky Me ... (Choreographer)
1951
- Starlift as LeRoy Prinz
1950
- The West Point Story ... (Choreographer)
1949
- It's a Great Feeling ... (Choreographer)
1946
- A Boy and His Dog ... (Director)
1944
- Hollywood Canteen as Self (uncredited)
- Shine on Harvest Moon ... (Choreographer)
- The Road to Victory ... (Director)
- Musical Movieland ... (Director)
- The Shining Future ... (Director)
- Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys ... (Director)
1943
- Thank Your Lucky Stars ... (Choreographer)
- The Hard Way ... (Choreographer)
1942
- Yankee Doodle Dandy ... (Choreographer)
- Vaudeville Days ... (Director)
1941
- Fiesta ... (Director)
- All-American Co-Ed ... (Director)
- Time Out for Rhythm ... (Choreographer)
1940
- Remember the Night ... (Choreographer)
1938
- Give Me a Sailor ... (Choreographer)
- Tropic Holiday ... (Choreographer)
1937
- Turn Off the Moon ... (Choreographer)
- Waikiki Wedding ... (Choreographer)
1936
- Anything Goes ... (Choreographer)
- Show Boat
1935
- The Big Broadcast of 1936 ... (Choreographer)
- All the King's Horses ... (Choreographer)
1934
- We're Not Dressing ... (Choreographer)
- Murder at the Vanities ... (Choreographer)