Search Database
LeRoy Prinz

LeRoy Prinz

Born: July 14, 1895
Died: September 15, 1983
in 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 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.

Movies for LeRoy Prinz...

Starlift
Title: Starlift
Character: LeRoy Prinz
Released: December 14, 1951
Type: Movie
Click for Details
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
bee
Hollywood Canteen
Title: Hollywood Canteen
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: December 15, 1944
Type: Movie
Click for Details
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.
bee
Show Boat
Title: Show Boat
Released: May 17, 1936
Type: Movie
Click for Details
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Search Database