About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1895-07-14
Place of birth:
St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
Website:
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LeRoy Prinz

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1951 Starlift Actor LeRoy Prinz 59
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1944 Hollywood Canteen Actor Self (uncredited) 59
Average
1936 Show Boat Actor 59
Average

Directing
1965 Invisible Diplomats Directing Director N/A
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1960 Tom, Dick and Harriet Directing Director N/A
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1946 A Boy and His Dog Directing Director 58
Average
1944 Musical Movieland Directing Director N/A
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1944 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Directing Director 59
Average
1944 The Road to Victory Directing Director 59
Average
1944 The Shining Future Directing Director 59
Average
1942 Vaudeville Days Directing Director 59
Average
1941 Fiesta Directing Director 58
Average
1941 All-American Co-Ed Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
1941 All-American Co-Ed Writing Story 58
Average

Production
1941 Fiesta Production Producer 58
Average
1941 All-American Co-Ed Production Producer 58
Average

Crew
1958 South Pacific Crew Choreographer 59
Average
1956 The Ten Commandments Crew Choreographer 73
Good
1954 Lucky Me Crew Choreographer 59
Average
1950 The West Point Story Crew Choreographer 58
Average
1949 It's a Great Feeling Crew Choreographer 59
Average
1944 Shine on Harvest Moon Crew Choreographer 59
Average
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars Crew Choreographer 59
Average
1943 The Hard Way Crew Choreographer 59
Average
1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy Crew Choreographer 62
Fair
1941 Time Out for Rhythm Crew Choreographer 59
Average
1940 Remember the Night Crew Choreographer 61
Fair
1938 Tropic Holiday Crew Choreographer 58
Average
1934 Murder at the Vanities Crew Choreographer 58
Average