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Bobby Connolly

Director · Born 1897-07-04 · New York City, New York, USA

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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).

Directed

  1. The Patient in Room 18 (1938) — Director
  2. Out Where the Stars Begin (1938) — Director
  3. 11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band" (1944) — Director
  4. The Littlest Diplomat (1937) — Director
  5. Romance Road (1938) — Director
  6. Expensive Husbands (1937) — Director
  7. Changing of the Guard (1936) — Director
  8. A Day at Santa Anita (1937) — Director
  9. The Devil's Saddle Legion (1937) — Director
  10. Little Pioneer (1937) — Director
  11. Minstrel Days (1941) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935) — Himself (uncredited)
  2. Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel (1936)