Person
Bobby Connolly
Directing · 1897–1944 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
William Harold "Bobby" Connolly (July 4, 1897 - February 29, 1944) was an American director and choreographer for both film and the Broadway stage. Connolly received four Academy Awards nominations, all in the category of Best Dance Direction, for his work on the films Go Into Your Dance (1935), Broadway Hostess (1935), Cain and Mabel (1936), and Ready, Willing and Able (1937). Other film credits include dance director for The Wizard of Oz (1939) and For Me and My Gal (1942).
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Choreographer
At the Circus
Choreographer
Expensive Husbands
Director
Honolulu
Choreographer
Ready, Willing and Able
Music Director
Out Where the Stars Begin
Director
Colleen
Choreographer
Cain and Mabel
Choreographer
Flirtation Walk
Stage Director
The Patient in Room 18
Director
Filmography
- 194411th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"Director
- 1941Minstrel DaysDirector
- 1939At the CircusChoreographer
- 1939The Wizard of OzChoreographer
- 1939HonoluluChoreographer
- 1938Out Where the Stars BeginDirector
- 1938Romance RoadDirector
- 1938The Patient in Room 18Director
- 1937Expensive HusbandsDirector
- 1937The Littlest DiplomatDirector
- 1937The Devil's Saddle LegionDirector
- 1937Little PioneerDirector
- 1937A Day at Santa AnitaDirector
- 1937Ready, Willing and AbleMusic Director
- 1936Cain and MabelChoreographer
- 1936Changing of the GuardDirector
- 1936ColleenChoreographer
- 1936Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
- 1935Broadway HostessChoreographer
- 1935Go Into Your DanceChoreographer
- 1935Sweet MusicChoreographer
- 1935A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioHimself (uncredited)
- 1934Flirtation WalkStage Director
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