LeRoy Prinz
Directing
Born July 14, 1895 · St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died September 15, 1983
Also known as Le Roy Prinz · LeRoy J. Prinz · Leroy Prinz
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.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Dance Direction · 1938 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Dance Direction · 1936 · nominated
Filmography10 titles
The Ten Commandments
Hollywood Canteen
Remember the Night
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Lucky Me
South Pacific
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Fiesta
The West Point Story
All-American Co-Ed