Bobby Connolly

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-07-04 (47 years old)

Deathday

1944-02-29

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Bobby Connolly

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).

Production

1938

1939

At the Circus

as Choreographer

1937

1937

1936

Cain and Mabel

as Choreographer

1936

Colleen

as Choreographer

1937

Little Pioneer

as Director

1939

Honolulu

as Choreographer

1936

1934

Flirtation Walk

as Stage Director

1937

Ready, Willing and Able

as Music Director

1937

Ready, Willing and Able

as Stage Director

1935

Sweet Music

as Choreographer

1937

1938

Romance Road

as Director

1935

Go Into Your Dance

as Choreographer

1941

Minstrel Days

as Director

1939

The Wizard of Oz

as Choreographer

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