Polyphemus

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-07-04 (127 years old)

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).

Known For

Acting

1936

1935

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio as Himself (uncredited)

Directing

1941

Minstrel Days as Director

1938

Romance Road as Director

1937

Expensive Husbands as Director
Little Pioneer as Director
Ready, Willing and Able as Stage Director

1936

1934

Flirtation Walk as Stage Director

Crew

1939

At the Circus as Choreographer
Honolulu as Choreographer
The Wizard of Oz as Choreographer

1936

Cain and Mabel as Choreographer
Colleen as Choreographer

1935

Sweet Music as Choreographer
Go Into Your Dance as Choreographer

Sound

1937

Ready, Willing and Able as Music Director