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LeRoy Prinz(1895-1983)

  • Choreography
  • Additional Crew
  • Director
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LeRoy Prinz started his career after running away from a boarding school. He came to France prior to WWI, where he earned his money dancing in nightclubs. After the outbreak of the war he became a pilot. He was shot down 15 times. After the war he fought as a mercenary in a civil war in Nicaragua, until US forces landed and intervened. Deciding he had pressed his luck as far as it would go, and having had his fill of fighting, he found work as a dance director on Broadway. He worked mostly for Paramount (1933-41) and Warner Bros. (1942-57). Among his best remembered works are The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) and the bizarre All-American Co-Ed (1941).
BornJuly 14, 1895
DiedSeptember 15, 1983(88)
BornJuly 14, 1895
DiedSeptember 15, 1983(88)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Johnny Downs and Frances Langford in All-American Co-Ed (1941)
All-American Co-Ed
4.9
  • Director
  • 1941
Carl Brisson and Mary Ellis in All the King's Horses (1935)
All the King's Horses
5.3
  • Additional Crew
  • 1935
Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments
7.9
  • Choreography(as Leroy Prinz)
  • 1956
Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, and Martha Raye in Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Waikiki Wedding
5.8
  • Choreography
  • 1937

Credits

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Choreography



  • Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor in South Pacific (1958)
    South Pacific
    6.8
    • choreographed by: Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Number
    • 1958
  • Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
    The Helen Morgan Story
    6.3
    • choreographer
    • 1957
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
    The Ten Commandments
    7.9
    • choreographer (as Leroy Prinz)
    • 1956
  • Doris Day, Robert Cummings, and Phil Silvers in Lucky Me (1954)
    Lucky Me
    6.0
    • choreographer
    • 1954
  • Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
    Three Sailors and a Girl
    6.0
    • musical numbers staged by
    • 1953
  • Peggy Lee and Danny Thomas in The Jazz Singer (1952)
    The Jazz Singer
    5.7
    • choreographer
    • 1952
  • Stop, You're Killing Me (1952)
    Stop, You're Killing Me
    6.1
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Doris Day and Gene Nelson in Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
    Lullaby of Broadway
    6.7
    • choreographer
    • 1951
  • James Cagney, Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, and Gene Nelson in The West Point Story (1950)
    The West Point Story
    6.2
    • choreographer
    • 1950
  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall, and Patrice Wymore in Tea for Two (1950)
    Tea for Two
    6.5
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Ray Bolger and June Haver in Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
    Look for the Silver Lining
    6.2
    • choreographer
    • 1949
  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, and S.Z. Sakall in My Dream Is Yours (1949)
    My Dream Is Yours
    6.6
    • choreographer
    • 1949
  • Jack Carson, Penny Edwards, Dorothy Malone, and Dennis Morgan in Two Guys from Texas (1948)
    Two Guys from Texas
    5.7
    • choreographer
    • 1948
  • Jack Carson, Robert Alda, and Ann Sothern in April Showers (1948)
    April Showers
    6.1
    • choreographer
    • 1948
  • Jack Carson, Carmen Cavallaro, Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige, S.Z. Sakall, and Martha Vickers in The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946)
    The Time, the Place and the Girl
    5.9
    • choreographer
    • 1946

Director



  • Invisible Diplomats (1965)
    Invisible Diplomats
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Phyllis Avery and David Wayne in Anatomy of an Accident (1961)
    Anatomy of an Accident
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Tom, Dick and Harriet
    Short
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Dorothy Adams, Billy Sheffield, and Fleeta the Dog in A Boy and His Dog (1946)
    A Boy and His Dog
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Plantation Melodies (1945)
    Plantation Melodies
    Short
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Rhythm of the Rhumba
    Short
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Musical Movieland (1944)
    Musical Movieland
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (1944)
    Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Junior Jive Bombers (1944)
    Junior Jive Bombers
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • The Road to Victory (1944)
    The Road to Victory
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Deanna Durbin in The Shining Future (1944)
    The Shining Future
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Vaudeville Days (1942)
    Vaudeville Days
    5.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Armida, Ann Ayars, George Givot, and Jorge Negrete in Fiesta (1941)
    Fiesta
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Johnny Downs and Frances Langford in All-American Co-Ed (1941)
    All-American Co-Ed
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1941

Additional Crew



  • Marlon Brando and Miiko Taka in Sayonara (1957)
    Sayonara
    7.0
    • supervisor: Matsubayashi Girls Revue Numbers (as Leroy Prinz)
    • 1957
  • The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)
    The Eddie Cantor Story
    5.6
    • musical numbers staged and directed by
    • 1953
  • So This Is Love (1953)
    So This Is Love
    6.0
    • musical numbers staged and directed by
    • 1953
  • The Desert Song (1953)
    The Desert Song
    6.1
    • musical numbers staged and directed by
    • 1953
  • Virginia Mayo in She's Back on Broadway (1953)
    She's Back on Broadway
    5.9
    • director: musical numbers
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1953
  • Doris Day and Ray Bolger in April in Paris (1952)
    April in Paris
    5.9
    • numbers staged and directed by
    • 1952
  • Ronald Reagan, Don DeFore, H. Bruce Humberstone, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Thaxter, and Patrice Wymore in She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
    She's Working Her Way Through College
    6.1
    • director: musical numbers
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1952
  • Eddie Bracken and Gordon MacRae in About Face (1952)
    About Face
    5.4
    • director: musical numbers
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1952
  • Doris Day, Frank Lovejoy, Danny Thomas, and Patrice Wymore in I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
    I'll See You in My Dreams
    6.8
    • musical numbers staged and directed by
    • 1951
  • Dolores Castle, Virginia Gibson, Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, Gene Nelson, and Lucille Norman in Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
    Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
    5.7
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1951
  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall, and Patrice Wymore in Tea for Two (1950)
    Tea for Two
    6.5
    • musical numbers directed by
    • 1950
  • June Haver and Gordon MacRae in The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
    6.5
    • director: musical numbers
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1950
  • Doris Day, Jack Carson, and Dennis Morgan in It's a Great Feeling (1949)
    It's a Great Feeling
    6.4
    • musical number staged and directed by
    • 1949
  • Don DeFore, Dorothy Malone, Dennis Morgan, and Janis Paige in One Sunday Afternoon (1948)
    One Sunday Afternoon
    5.7
    • musical numbers staged by
    • 1948
  • Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, and Eleanor Parker in Escape Me Never (1947)
    Escape Me Never
    5.9
    • director: ballet sequence
    • stager: ballet sequence
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Le Roy Prinz
  • Born
    • July 14, 1895
    • St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • September 15, 1983
    • Wadsworth, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Betty BrysonJune 22, 1936 - September 15, 1983 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • LeRoy Prinz Jr.
  • Relatives
    • Eddie Prinz(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He choreographed two film versions of the same musical--The Desert Song (1943) and The Desert Song (1953)--and in both films the music was supervised and conducted by Ray Heindorf.

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