Dave Gould

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Dave Gould (born March 11, 1899 in Budapest , † June 3, 1969 in Los Angeles , California ) was a Hungarian-American choreographer and director who won the Oscar twice for best dance directing and twice for the only between 1936 and 1938 Awarded Oscar was nominated in this category.

Life

Gould began his career as a choreographer and dance director in the Hollywood film industry in 1932 with the film The Subway Symphony and worked on the creation of 36 films. In the mid-1930s he was one of the most important dance directors in Hollywood, alongside Busby Berkeley , Bobby Connolly , Sammy Lee and Hermes Pan .

At the Academy Awards in 1936, he won the first Oscar for best dance director, which was only awarded until 1938, for the dance number “Straw Hat” in Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) and for the dance scene “I've Got a Feeling You ' re fooling ”in the film Broadway Melody 1936 (1935).

In 1937 and 1938 Gould was nominated twice for the Oscar in this category, first for the dance number "Swingin 'the Jinx" in Born To Dance (1936) and then for the dance scene "All God's Children Got Rhythm" in the comedy Die Marx Brothers: A Day at the Race (1937). With two Oscar wins and two Oscar nominations, Gould was the most successful choreographer and dance director in this category.

In the 1940s he also began working as a director and made almost thirty short films from 1942 to 1946 .

Filmography (selection)

Dance direction and choreography

Director

  • 1942: Rhythm Parade
  • 1944: Yankee Doodle Daughters
  • 1945: Here Come The Navy Bands
  • 1946: Baby, Are You Kiddin '?
  • 1946: Roly Poly
  • 1946: Old Chisholm Trail
  • 1946: All In Favor Say Aye

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SURNAME Gould, Dave
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American choreographer and director
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH 3rd June 1969
Place of death Los Angeles , California