LeRoy Prinz

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LeRoy Prinz

Directing July 14, 1895

St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

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 produc…

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The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

7.8 1956 Movie
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

7.0 1942 Movie
Remember the Night

Remember the Night

7.3 1940 Movie
South Pacific

South Pacific

6.1 1958 Movie
Show Boat

Show Boat

6.7 1936 Movie
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

6.2 1943 Movie
It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

5.9 1949 Movie
Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen

7.3 1944 Movie
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

6.5 1943 Movie
Waikiki Wedding

Waikiki Wedding

5.9 1937 Movie
Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities

5.6 1934 Movie
All-American Co-Ed

All-American Co-Ed

4.4 1941 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 1965
    Invisible Diplomats

    Movie Director

  2. 1961
    Anatomy of an Accident

    Movie Director

  3. 1960
    Tom, Dick and Harriet

    Movie Director

  4. 1958
    South Pacific

    Movie Choreographer

  5. 1956
    The Ten Commandments

    Movie Choreographer

  6. 1954
    Lucky Me

    Movie Choreographer

  7. 1951
    Starlift

    Movie LeRoy Prinz

  8. 1950
    The West Point Story

    Movie Choreographer

  9. 1949
    It's a Great Feeling

    Movie Choreographer

  10. 1946
    A Boy and His Dog

    Movie Director

  11. 1944
    Hollywood Canteen

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  12. 1944
    Musical Movieland

    Movie Director

  13. 1944
    Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

    Movie Director

  14. 1944
    The Road to Victory

    Movie Director

  15. 1944
    The Shining Future

    Movie Director

  16. 1944
    Shine on Harvest Moon

    Movie Choreographer

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  1. 1943
    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Movie Choreographer

  2. 1943
    The Hard Way

    Movie Choreographer

  3. 1942
    Vaudeville Days

    Movie Director

  4. 1942
    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    Movie Choreographer

  5. 1941
    Fiesta

    Movie Director

  6. 1941
    All-American Co-Ed

    Movie Director

  7. 1941
    Time Out for Rhythm

    Movie Choreographer

  8. 1940
    Remember the Night

    Movie Choreographer

  9. 1938
    Give Me a Sailor

    Movie Choreographer

  10. 1938
    Tropic Holiday

    Movie Choreographer

  11. 1937
    Turn Off the Moon

    Movie Choreographer

  12. 1937
    Waikiki Wedding

    Movie Choreographer

  13. 1936
    Show Boat

    Movie

  14. 1936
    Anything Goes

    Movie Choreographer

  15. 1935
    The Big Broadcast of 1936

    Movie Choreographer

  16. 1935
    All the King's Horses

    Movie Choreographer

  17. 1934
    Murder at the Vanities

    Movie Choreographer

  18. 1934
    We're Not Dressing

    Movie Choreographer