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

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

Shine on Harvest Moon ... (Choreographer)
Hollywood Canteen as Self (uncredited)
Musical Movieland ... (Director)
The Road to Victory ... (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

All-American Co-Ed ... (Director)
Time Out for Rhythm ... (Choreographer)
Fiesta ... (Director)

1940

Remember the Night ... (Choreographer)

1938

Give Me a Sailor ... (Choreographer)
Tropic Holiday ... (Choreographer)

1937

Waikiki Wedding ... (Choreographer)
Turn Off the Moon ... (Choreographer)

1936

Show Boat
Anything Goes ... (Choreographer)

1935

The Big Broadcast of 1936 ... (Choreographer)
All the King's Horses ... (Choreographer)

1934

We're Not Dressing ... (Choreographer)
Murder at the Vanities ... (Choreographer)