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Director

LeRoy Prinz

Born July 14, 1895 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USADied September 15, 198311 films

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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

11 films as director
  1. 1965Invisible DiplomatsDirector
  2. 1961Anatomy of an AccidentDirector
  3. 1960Tom, Dick and HarrietDirector
  4. 1946A Boy and His DogDirector
  5. 1944Musical MovielandDirector
  6. 1944Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysDirector
  7. 1944The Road to VictoryDirector
  8. 1944The Shining FutureDirector
  9. 1942Vaudeville DaysDirector
  10. 1941FiestaDirector
  11. 1941All-American Co-EdDirector