Bobby Connolly

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1897-07-04

Deathday 1944-02-29 (46 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As William Harold Connolly, Bobby Connelly, Bob Connolly

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

Director

1941
Minstrel Days

as Director

1938
1938
Romance Road

as Director

1937
1937
Expensive Husbands

as Director

1937
Little Pioneer

as Director

1937
Ready, Willing and Able

as Stage Director

1937
1936
1934
Flirtation Walk

as Stage Director

Crew

1939
At the Circus

as Choreographer

1939
Honolulu

as Choreographer

1936
Cain and Mabel

as Choreographer

1936
Colleen

as Choreographer

1935
Sweet Music

as Choreographer

1935
Go Into Your Dance

as Choreographer

Sound

1937
Ready, Willing and Able

as Music Director