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.

Known for

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1951	Starlift	LeRoy Prinz
1944	Hollywood Canteen	Self (uncredited)
1936	Show Boat

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1960	Tom, Dick and Harriet	Director
1958	South Pacific	Choreographer
1956	The Ten Commandments	Choreographer
1954	Lucky Me	Choreographer
1950	The West Point Story	Choreographer
1949	It's a Great Feeling	Choreographer
1946	A Boy and His Dog	Director
1944	Shine on Harvest Moon	Choreographer
1944	The Road to Victory	Director
1944	The Shining Future	Director
1944	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	Director
1944	Musical Movieland	Director
1943	Thank Your Lucky Stars	Choreographer
1943	The Hard Way	Choreographer
1942	Yankee Doodle Dandy	Choreographer
1942	Vaudeville Days	Director
1941	All-American Co-Ed	Director
1941	All-American Co-Ed	Story
1941	All-American Co-Ed	Producer
1941	Time Out for Rhythm	Choreographer
1941	Fiesta	Director
1941	Fiesta	Producer
1940	Remember the Night	Choreographer
1938	Tropic Holiday	Choreographer
1934	Murder at the Vanities	Choreographer