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)
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)
- The Road to Victory ... (Director)
- The Shining Future ... (Director)
- Shine on Harvest Moon ... (Choreographer)
- Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys ... (Director)
- Musical Movieland ... (Director)
1943
- Thank Your Lucky Stars ... (Choreographer)
- The Hard Way ... (Choreographer)
1942
- Vaudeville Days ... (Director)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy ... (Choreographer)
1941
- Fiesta ... (Director)
- All-American Co-Ed ... (Director)
- Time Out for Rhythm ... (Choreographer)
1940
- Remember the Night ... (Choreographer)
1938
- Tropic Holiday ... (Choreographer)
- Give Me a Sailor ... (Choreographer)
1936
- Show Boat
- Anything Goes ... (Choreographer)
1934
- We're Not Dressing ... (Choreographer)
- Murder at the Vanities ... (Choreographer)