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Seymour Felix(1892-1961)

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  • Director
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Seymour Felix began his showbiz career as a professional dancer in vaudeville at the age of 15. In the 1920s he became a dance director in New York, where he created and staged dance numbers for stage shows like Whoopee, Roaslie, and Hit the Deck. In 1929 he worked briefly in Hollywood (La vie en rose (1929) ), and returned there permanently in 1933. His best remembered numbers are in La Glorieuse Parade (1942) and the Oscar-winning "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" number from Le grand Ziegfeld (1936).
BornOctober 23, 1892
DiedMarch 16, 1961(68)
BornOctober 23, 1892
DiedMarch 16, 1961(68)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win total

Known for

Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Luise Rainer in Le grand Ziegfeld (1936)
Le grand Ziegfeld
6.6
  • Additional Crew(dances and ensembles)
  • 1936
John Wayne and Virginia Cherrill in Girls Demand Excitement (1931)
Girls Demand Excitement
5.9
  • Director
  • 1931
Le monde en 1981 (1930)
Le monde en 1981
5.3
  • Music Department(musical numbers)
  • 1930
William Collier Sr., Louise Dresser, and Minna Gombell in Stepping Sisters (1932)
Stepping Sisters
6.2
  • Director
  • 1932

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  • Eve Arden in Our Miss Brooks (1952)
    Our Miss Brooks
    8.0
    TV Series
    • musical sequences staged by
    • 1955
  • Mitzi Gaynor, Bob Graham, Oscar Levant, and David Wayne in The I Don't Care Girl (1953)
    The I Don't Care Girl
    6.2
    • choreographer
    • 1953
  • Four Star Revue (1950)
    Four Star Revue
    7.3
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1952
  • Gloria DeHaven, Mitzi Gaynor, Jane Greer, William Lundigan, and David Wayne in Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952)
    Down Among the Sheltering Palms
    5.4
    • choreographer
    • 1952
  • Dennis Day, Mitzi Gaynor, Una Merkel, and Dale Robertson in Une fille en or (1951)
    Une fille en or
    5.9
    • dances stager
    • 1951
  • Joan Bennett, Linda Darnell, and Paul Douglas in The Guy Who Came Back (1951)
    The Guy Who Came Back
    6.3
    • choreographer
    • 1951
  • Betty Grable and Dan Dailey in Trois gosses sur les bras (1950)
    Trois gosses sur les bras
    6.1
    • choreographer - island routine
    • 1950
  • William Powell, Betsy Drake, and Mark Stevens in Chanson dans la nuit (1949)
    Chanson dans la nuit
    5.3
    • dances staged by
    • 1949
  • June Haver, S.Z. Sakall, and Mark Stevens in Toute la rue chante (1949)
    Toute la rue chante
    6.0
    • choreographer
    • 1949
  • When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
    When My Baby Smiles at Me
    5.8
    • choreographer
    • 1948
  • Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)
    Give My Regards to Broadway
    5.9
    • dance director
    • 1948
  • Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Mona Freeman, and Connie Marshall in Maman était new-look (1947)
    Maman était new-look
    6.4
    • choreographer
    • 1947
  • Celeste Holm, Vivian Blaine, and June Haver in Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
    Three Little Girls in Blue
    6.4
    • dance director
    • 1946
  • Maureen O'Hara, Dick Haymes, and Harry James in Voulez-vous m'aimer? (1946)
    Voulez-vous m'aimer?
    6.3
    • choreographer
    • 1946
  • Betty Grable, Reginald Gardiner, June Haver, Frank Latimore, John Payne, and S.Z. Sakall in The Dolly Sisters (1945)
    The Dolly Sisters
    6.2
    • choreographer
    • 1945

Music Department



  • Kay Aldridge, Leslie Brooks, Georgia Carroll, Marguerite Chapman, Peggy Diggins, Jack Haley, Claire James, Jack Oakie, Martha Raye, and Ann Sheridan in Navy Blues (1941)
    Navy Blues
    5.7
    • director: musical numbers
    • 1941
  • Eddie Cantor in Le gosse aux millions (1934)
    Le gosse aux millions
    6.6
    • director: musical numbers
    • 1934
  • Le monde en 1981 (1930)
    Le monde en 1981
    5.3
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1930

Director



  • William Collier Sr., Louise Dresser, and Minna Gombell in Stepping Sisters (1932)
    Stepping Sisters
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1932
  • John Wayne and Virginia Cherrill in Girls Demand Excitement (1931)
    Girls Demand Excitement
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1931

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  • Height
    • 1.52 m
  • Born
    • October 23, 1892
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 16, 1961
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Pearl Kaufman? - March 16, 1961 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
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