LeRoy Prinz
Directing
- Born
- July 14, 1895 · St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
- Died
- September 15, 1983 (age 88)
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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.
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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.
Known for
The Ten Commandments
November 8, 1956
Yankee Doodle Dandy
May 29, 1942
Remember the Night
January 19, 1940
South Pacific
March 19, 1958
Thank Your Lucky Stars
September 25, 1943
It's a Great Feeling
August 20, 1949
The Hard Way
January 13, 1943
A Boy and His Dog
December 26, 1946
All-American Co-Ed
October 31, 1941
Murder at the Vanities
May 18, 1934
Waikiki Wedding
March 23, 1937
The Big Broadcast of 1936
September 20, 1935
Behind the camera31
- 1965Invisible Diplomats Director
- 1961Anatomy of an Accident Director
- 1960Tom, Dick and Harriet Director
- 1958South Pacific Choreographer
- 1956The Ten Commandments Choreographer
- 1954Lucky Me Choreographer
- 1950The West Point Story Choreographer
- 1949It's a Great Feeling Choreographer
- 1946A Boy and His Dog Director
- 1944Musical Movieland