Person Details

Birthday: 1895-07-14 04:04:37

Death: 1983-09-15 04:04:37

Aliases: Le Roy Prinz , LeRoy J. Prinz , Leroy Prinz

Gender: Male

Place of birth: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

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Movie Involvements: 24

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Ten Commandments
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8

The Ten Commandments

(1956) Choreographer
South Pacific
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6

South Pacific

(1958) Choreographer
Yankee Doodle Dandy
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7

Yankee Doodle Dandy

(1942) Choreographer
It's a Great Feeling
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6

It's a Great Feeling

(1949) Choreographer
The Hard Way
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7

The Hard Way

(1943) Choreographer
Murder at the Vanities
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6

Murder at the Vanities

(1934) Choreographer
The West Point Story
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6

The West Point Story

(1950) Choreographer
Lucky Me
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7

Lucky Me

(1954) Choreographer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1951 LeRoy Prinz
1944 Self (uncredited)
1936 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Crew

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1941 Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1941 Story
Year Role Movie/Tv

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