Bobby Connolly
Born: 1897-07-04 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1944-02-29
Known For: Directing
Biography
William Harold "Bobby" Connolly (July 4, 1897 - February 29, 1944) was an American director and choreographer for both film and the Broadway stage. Connolly received four Academy Awards nominations, all in the category of Best Dance Direction, for his work on the films Go Into Your Dance (1935), Broadway Hostess (1935), Cain and Mabel (1936), and Ready, Willing and Able (1937). Other film credits include dance director for The Wizard of Oz (1939) and For Me and My Gal (1942).
Filmography
1944
- 11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band" ... (Director)
1941
- Minstrel Days ... (Director)
1940
- Go West ... (Choreographer)
1939
- The Wizard of Oz ... (Choreographer)
- At the Circus ... (Choreographer)
- Honolulu ... (Choreographer)
1938
- The Patient in Room 18 ... (Director)
- Romance Road ... (Director)
- Out Where the Stars Begin ... (Director)
1937
- Expensive Husbands ... (Director)
- Ready, Willing and Able ... (Music Director)
- Little Pioneer ... (Director)
- The Devil's Saddle Legion ... (Director)
- A Day at Santa Anita ... (Director)
- The Littlest Diplomat ... (Director)
1936
- Cain and Mabel ... (Choreographer)
- Colleen ... (Choreographer)
- Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel as Self
- Changing of the Guard ... (Director)
1935
- Go Into Your Dance ... (Choreographer)
- A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio as Himself (uncredited)
- Broadway Hostess ... (Choreographer)
- Sweet Music ... (Choreographer)
1934
- Flirtation Walk ... (Stage Director)