Choreographer

Busby Berkeley

American film director and musical choreographer (1895-1976)

Born 1895 · Los AngelesDied 1976United States
Busby Berkeley
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Busby Berkeley was an American choreographer, born in 1895 in Los Angeles, who died in 1976.

Biography

Berkeley William Enos (November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976), known professionally as Busby Berkeley, was an American film director and musical choreographer, best known for his collaboration with Warner Brothers in the early to mid-1930s. Berkeley devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. His work used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy elements in kaleidoscopic on-screen performances.

From the Wikipedia article “Busby Berkeley”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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