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LeRoy Prinz(1895-1983)

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  • Music Department
  • 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
Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in Les Dix Commandements (1956)
Les Dix Commandements
7.9
  • Additional Crew(as Leroy Prinz)
  • 1956
Carl Brisson and Mary Ellis in All the King's Horses (1935)
All the King's Horses
5.4
  • Additional Crew(dances and ensembles)
  • 1935
Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, and Martha Raye in Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Waikiki Wedding
5.9
  • Additional Crew
  • 1937

Credits

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  • Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor in Pacifique Sud (1958)
    Pacifique Sud
    6.8
    • choreographed by: Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Number
    • 1958
  • Sayonara (1957)
    Sayonara
    7.0
    • supervisor: Matsubayashi Girls Revue Numbers (as Leroy Prinz)
    • 1957
  • Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in Pour elle un seul homme (1957)
    Pour elle un seul homme
    6.3
    • choreographer
    • 1957
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in Les Dix Commandements (1956)
    Les Dix Commandements
    7.9
    • choreographer (as Leroy Prinz)
    • 1956
  • Doris Day, Robert Cummings, and Phil Silvers in Mademoiselle Porte-bonheur (1954)
    Mademoiselle Porte-bonheur
    6.0
    • choreographer
    • 1954
  • The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)
    The Eddie Cantor Story
    5.7
    • 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
  • Le Nouveau Chant du Désert (1953)
    Le Nouveau Chant du Désert
    6.1
    • musical numbers staged and directed by
    • 1953
  • Virginia Mayo in Catherine et son amant (1953)
    Catherine et son amant
    5.9
    • director: musical numbers
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1953
  • Peggy Lee and Danny Thomas in The Jazz Singer (1952)
    The Jazz Singer
    5.7
    • choreographer
    • 1952
  • Doris Day, Ray Bolger, and Claude Dauphin in Avril à Paris (1952)
    Avril à Paris
    5.9
    • numbers staged and directed by
    • 1952
  • Le bal des mauvais garçons (1952)
    Le bal des mauvais garçons
    6.1
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • La collégienne en folie (1952)
    La collégienne en folie
    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 La femme de mes rêves (1951)
    La femme de mes rêves
    6.8
    • musical numbers staged and directed by
    • 1951

Music Department



  • Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
    Three Sailors and a Girl
    6.0
    • musical numbers staged and directed by
    • 1953
  • Doris Day, Ray Bolger, and Claude Dauphin in Avril à Paris (1952)
    Avril à Paris
    5.9
    • director: musical numbers
    • 1952
  • James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Doris Day, Randolph Scott, Virginia Gibson, Ron Hagerthy, Phil Harris, Frank Lovejoy, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson, Lucille Norman, Louella Parsons, Ruth Roman, Janice Rule, Dick Wesson, Jane Wyman, and Patrice Wymore in La ronde des étoiles (1951)
    La ronde des étoiles
    5.8
    • musical numbers staged and directed by
    • 1951
  • Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in Le bal du printemps (1951)
    Le bal du printemps
    6.9
    • musical numbers staged and directed by
    • 1951
  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall, and Patrice Wymore in No, No, Nanette (1950)
    No, No, Nanette
    6.5
    • director: musical numbers
    • 1950
  • Milton Berle, Bert Lahr, Virginia Mayo, and Ruth Roman in Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
    Always Leave Them Laughing
    5.6
    • musical numbers staged and directed by
    • 1949
  • Arlene Dahl and Dennis Morgan in Rose d'Irlande (1947)
    Rose d'Irlande
    6.4
    • musical numbers created and directed by
    • 1947
  • Jalousie (1946)
    Jalousie
    7.1
    • stager: orchestral numbers
    • 1946
  • All Star Musical Revue
    Short
    • director: musical numbers
    • 1945
  • Hollywood Canteen (1944)
    Hollywood Canteen
    7.0
    • musical numbers created and directed by
    • 1944
  • Ann Sheridan in L'amour est une mélodie (1944)
    L'amour est une mélodie
    6.3
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1944
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in En route vers Zanzibar (1941)
    En route vers Zanzibar
    6.7
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1941
  • Lucille Ball, Richard Carlson, and Ann Miller in Too Many Girls (1940)
    Too Many Girls
    5.9
    • dance numbers staged by
    • 1940
  • Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall in Zaza (1938)
    Zaza
    6.3
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1938
  • Hula Heaven
    Short
    • choreography
    • 1937

Director



  • Invisible Diplomats (1965)
    Invisible Diplomats
    7.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Phyllis Avery and David Wayne in Anatomy of an Accident (1961)
    Anatomy of an Accident
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • 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
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • The Road to Victory (1944)
    The Road to Victory
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Deanna Durbin in The Shining Future (1944)
    The Shining Future
    6.2
    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

Personal details

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  • 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
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    He choreographed two film versions of the same musical--Le Chant du Désert (1943) and Le Nouveau Chant du Désert (1953)--and in both films the music was supervised and conducted by Ray Heindorf.

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