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William Harold "Bobby" Connolly (July 4, 1897 - February 29, 1944) was an American director and choreographer for both film and the Broadway stage. Connolly received four Academy Awards nominations, all in the category of Best Dance Direction, for his work on the films Go Into Your Dance (1935), Broadway Hostess (1935), Cain and Mabel (1936), and Ready, Willing and Able (1937). Other film credits include dance director for The Wizard of Oz (1939) and For Me and My Gal (1942).
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1944
11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"
Movie Director
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1941
Minstrel Days
Movie Director
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1940
Go West
Movie Choreographer
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1939
At the Circus
Movie Choreographer
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1939
The Wizard of Oz
Movie Choreographer
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1939
Honolulu
Movie Choreographer
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1938
Out Where the Stars Begin
Movie Director
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1938
Romance Road
Movie Director
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1938
The Patient in Room 18
Movie Director
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1937
Expensive Husbands
Movie Director
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1937
The Littlest Diplomat
Movie Director
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1937
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Movie Director
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1937
Little Pioneer
Movie Director
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1937
A Day at Santa Anita
Movie Director
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1937
Ready, Willing and Able
Movie Music Director
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1936
Cain and Mabel
Movie Choreographer
More credits
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1936
Changing of the Guard
Movie Director
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1936
Colleen
Movie Choreographer
- 1936
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1935
Broadway Hostess
Movie Choreographer
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1935
Go Into Your Dance
Movie Choreographer
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1935
Sweet Music
Movie Choreographer
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1935
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Movie Himself (uncredited)
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1934
Flirtation Walk
Movie Stage Director