Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley (* 29. November 1895 in Los Angeles , California ; † 14. March 1976 in Palm Springs , California; actually William Berkeley Enos ) was an influential Hollywood - film director and choreographer , who was known for his musical productions with complex geometric figures in which he used a large number of dancers as geometric elements.
Like many other directors of his time, Berkeley began his career as a theater director. But unlike many colleagues of his time, he saw the camera as something that could move and felt that this mobility should be used to give the film audience perspectives and perspectives on people and things that were not possible for the theater audience due to the unchanging position of the stage. Through his work he managed to make the film musical into its own genre with its own justification. Between 1935 and 1937 he was nominated three times in a row for an Oscar in the category of best dance directing .
Busby Berkeley was married to actress Merna Kennedy from 1934 to 1935 .
He died in Palm Springs at the age of 80.
Filmography (selection)
Dance choreography
- 1930: Whoopee!
- 1933: The 42nd Street (42nd Street)
- 1933: Gold Diggers of 1933 (Gold Diggers of 1933)
- 1933: Parade in the Spotlight (Footlight Parade)
- 1934: Dames
- 1934: Lullaby of Broadway
- 1934: Wonder Bar
- 1934: Love without thread and thread (Fashions of 1934)
- 1936: Gold Diggers of 1937
- 1941: Girls in the Spotlight ( Ziegfeld Girl )
Director
- 1935: The Gold Diggers of 1935
- 1935: In the spotlight (Bright Lights)
- 1937: Varsity Show
- 1938: Comet Over Broadway
- 1938: Garden of the Moon
- 1939: Music is our world (Babes in Arms)
- 1940: Hot Rhythms in Chicago (Strike Up the Band)
- 1941: Babes on Broadway
- 1942: For Me and My Gal
- 1943: The Gang's All Here
literature
- Tony Thomas , Jim Terry and Busby Berkeley: The Busby Berkeley Book . Foreword by Ruby Keeler . New York Graphic Society, Greenwich (Conn.) 1973, 184 pp., ISBN 0-82120514-5 .
Web links
- Busby Berkeley in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hooray for Hollywood: Busby Berkeley
- Lynn's Tribute to Busby Berkeley
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Berkeley, Busby |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Enos, William Berkeley (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director and choreographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1895 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1976 |
Place of death | Palm Springs , California |