Prinz, Le Roy, 1895-1983

Prinz was born in St. Joseph, MO, July 14, 1895; attended Northwestern Univ., early 1920s; served in the French Foreign Legion and later served with Edward Rickenbacher's Flying Tigers air squadron during WWI; he began his career as choreographer for Max Reinhardt, the Folies Bergère, and other European companies; came to Hollywood in 1930 to work as a production asst. and then choreographer for Cecil B. DeMille; he was dance director for Paramount (1931-41) and Warner Brothers (1942-57) and choreographed numerous films including The big broadcast of 1936, Road to Singapore (1940), Yankee doodle dandy (1943), Hollywood canteen (1944), April in Paris (1953), and South Pacific (1958); he directed a short subject, Boy and his dog, for which he won an Academy Award in 1948; he also produced and choreographed many industrial films and benefit programs; died in Wadsworth, CA, Sept. 15, 1983.

Moving-picture producer, director.