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Bobby Connolly(1897-1944)

  • Choreography
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Bobby Connolly was born on 4 July 1897 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director, known for The Wizard of Oz (1939), Cain and Mabel (1936) and Broadway Hostess (1935). He was married to Blanche. He died on 29 February 1944 in Encino, California, USA.
BornJuly 4, 1897
DiedFebruary 29, 1944(46)
BornJuly 4, 1897
DiedFebruary 29, 1944(46)
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  • Nominated for 4 Oscars
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

Judy Garland, Billie Burke, Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz
8.1
  • Music Department
  • 1939
Clark Gable and Marion Davies in Cain and Mabel (1936)
Cain and Mabel
6.4
  • Additional Crew
  • 1936
Phil Regan and Wini Shaw in Broadway Hostess (1935)
Broadway Hostess
5.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 1935
Lee Dixon and Ruby Keeler in Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
Ready, Willing and Able
5.8
  • Music Department
  • 1937

Credits

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Choreography

  • Musical Movieland (1944)
    Musical Movieland
    5.6
    Short
    • choreographer
    • 1944
  • Broadway Rhythm (1944)
    Broadway Rhythm
    5.9
    • dance director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in I Dood It (1943)
    I Dood It
    6.2
    • dance director
    • 1943
  • Six Hits and a Miss (1942)
    Six Hits and a Miss
    5.7
    Short
    • dance director
    • 1942
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in For Me and My Gal (1942)
    For Me and My Gal
    7.0
    • dance director
    • 1942
  • Eleanor Powell, Tommy Dorsey, and Red Skelton in Ship Ahoy (1942)
    Ship Ahoy
    6.4
    • dance director
    • 1942
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in Go West (1940)
    Go West
    6.8
    • dances (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Joan Blondell, Lana Turner, and George Murphy in Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
    Two Girls on Broadway
    6.1
    • dance director
    • 1940
  • Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
    Broadway Melody of 1940
    7.2
    • dances
    • 1940
  • Groucho Marx, Eve Arden, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in At the Circus (1939)
    At the Circus
    6.8
    • dance direction
    • 1939
  • Robert Young, Eleanor Powell, Gracie Allen, and George Burns in Honolulu (1939)
    Honolulu
    6.5
    • dance director (as Bobby Connelly)
    • 1939
  • Patricia Ellis, James Melton, and Wini Shaw in Melody for Two (1937)
    Melody for Two
    6.2
    • dance director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Patricia Ellis, James Melton, and Zasu Pitts in Sing Me a Love Song (1936)
    Sing Me a Love Song
    5.9
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Joan Blondell, Lloyd Bacon, Robert Barrat, Eric Blore, Joe E. Brown, Joe King, Craig Reynolds, Beverly Roberts, and Wini Shaw in Sons o' Guns (1936)
    Sons o' Guns
    5.8
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Okay, José (1935)
    Okay, José
    5.3
    Short
    • dances staged by
    • 1935

Director

  • 11th. Naval District 'United States Coast Guard Band' (1944)
    11th. Naval District 'United States Coast Guard Band'
    5.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • The United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps Band
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • West of the Rockies
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Minstrel Days (1941)
    Minstrel Days
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)
    Out Where the Stars Begin
    5.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Walter Cassel and Anne Nagel in Romance Road (1938)
    Romance Road
    4.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Patric Knowles and Ann Sheridan in The Patient in Room 18 (1938)
    The Patient in Room 18
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Patric Knowles and Beverly Roberts in Expensive Husbands (1937)
    Expensive Husbands
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1937
  • The Littlest Diplomat (1937)
    The Littlest Diplomat
    5.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Dick Foran, Anne Nagel, and Smoke in The Devil's Saddle Legion (1937)
    The Devil's Saddle Legion
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Little Pioneer (1937)
    Little Pioneer
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1937
  • A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
    A Day at Santa Anita
    4.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Changing of the Guard (1936)
    Changing of the Guard
    5.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1936

Additional Crew

  • Three Cheers for the Girls (1943)
    Three Cheers for the Girls
    6.6
    Short
    • director: archive footage (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Carole Lombard and Fernand Gravey in Fools for Scandal (1938)
    Fools for Scandal
    5.9
    • director: "Le Petit Harlem" sequences
    • 1938
  • Joan Blondell, Edward Everett Horton, Luis Alberni, Fernand Gravey, Mervyn LeRoy, Alan Mowbray, Mary Nash, and Jane Wyman in The King and the Chorus Girl (1937)
    The King and the Chorus Girl
    6.2
    • production numbers staged
    • 1937
  • Clark Gable and Marion Davies in Cain and Mabel (1936)
    Cain and Mabel
    6.4
    • production numbers staged by
    • 1936
  • Sybil Jason, Al Jolson, and The Yacht Club Boys in The Singing Kid (1936)
    The Singing Kid
    6.1
    • numbers staged by
    • 1936
  • Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Jack Oakie, and Dick Powell in Colleen (1936)
    Colleen
    6.0
    • production numbers created and staged by
    • 1936
  • Phil Regan and Wini Shaw in Broadway Hostess (1935)
    Broadway Hostess
    5.2
    • directed by: songs and dances
    • 1935
  • Pat O'Brien, Jane Froman, Frank McHugh, James Melton, and Jean Muir in Stars Over Broadway (1935)
    Stars Over Broadway
    5.7
    • numbers staged and directed by
    • 1935
  • Sweet Adeline (1934)
    Sweet Adeline
    5.5
    • ensembles director
    • 1934
  • Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell in Flirtation Walk (1934)
    Flirtation Walk
    5.6
    • ensembles director
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bobby Connelly
  • Born
    • July 4, 1897
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 29, 1944
    • Encino, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Blanche? - February 29, 1944 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
    • William "Bill" Connolly
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Came to motion pictures from Broadway, where he was dance director in many hit Broadway musicals.

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