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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
all 26
Movies 26
Director 10
self 3
Choreographer
South Pacific (1958)
Movie
6
Choreographer
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Movie
4.25
Choreographer
Lucky Me (1954)
Movie
LeRoy Prinz
Starlift (1951)
Movie
Choreographer
The West Point Story (1950)
Movie
Choreographer
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
Movie
Director
A Boy and His Dog (1946)
Movie
Director
Junior Jive Bombers (1944)
Movie
Self (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Movie
Director
Musical Movieland (1944)
Movie
Director
The Road to Victory (1944)
Movie
Director
The Shining Future (1944)
Movie
Choreographer
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
Movie
Choreographer
The Hard Way (1943)
Movie
Director
Vaudeville Days (1942)
Movie
Choreographer
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Movie
Director
Fiesta (1941)
Movie
Director
All-American Co-Ed (1941)
Movie
Choreographer
Time Out for Rhythm (1941)
Movie
8
Choreographer
Remember the Night (1940)
Movie
3
Choreographer
Tropic Holiday (1938)
Movie
Choreographer
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
Movie
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1895-07-14
Deathday1983-09-15 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Joseph, Missouri, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsLe Roy Prinz, LeRoy J. Prinz, Leroy Prinz
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