Bobby Connolly
Director, Actor
July 4, 1897 — February 29, 1944 (46 years)
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).
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).
Filmography
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance · as Dance Director |
| 1937 | The Littlest Diplomat · as Original Story |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able · as Stage Director |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able · as Music Director |
| 1934 | Flirtation Walk · as Stage Director |