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    Busby Berkeley

    American film director and musical choreographer

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  1. Berkeley William Enos, (November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) known professionally as Busby Berkeley, was an American film director and musical choreographer. Berkeley devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns.

  2. Busby Berkeley was one of the greatest choreographers of the US movie musical. He started his career in the US Army in 1918, as a lieutenant in the artillery conducting and directing parades. After the World War I cease-fire he was ordered to stage camp shows for the soldiers.

  3. Apr 17, 2024 · Busby Berkeley (born November 29, 1895, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died March 14, 1976, Palm Springs, California) was an American motion-picture director and choreographer who was noted for the elaborate dancing-girl extravaganzas that he created on film.

  4. Busby Berkeley was one of the greatest choreographers of the US movie musical. He started his career in the US Army in 1918, as a lieutenant in the artillery conducting and directing parades. After the World War I cease-fire he was ordered to stage camp shows for the soldiers.

  5. Apr 10, 2017 · There's one name that comes to mind when you think of extravagant, magical, imaginative musical masterpieces: Busby Berkeley. Warner Archive is proud to present some of his most eye-popping...

  6. Jul 11, 2018 · His set pieces are legend, his showgirls are legion. Here’s your crash course in the master of Hollywood escapism: Busby Berkeley.

  7. Oct 28, 2019 · The Greatest Show on Screen programme took place from October 2019 until January 2020 and it was the UK ’s greatest ever season to celebrate the film musical, at BFI Southbank, on BFI Player and at venues across the country. A beginner‘s path through the kaleidoscopic choreography of Busby Berkeley.

  8. An innovative choreographer who freed dance in the cinema from the constraints of theatrical space, Busby Berkeley directed musical numbers that removed the confining proscenium of the stage to incorporate the fluid frame of the motion picture image. His geometrically unique dances were...

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  10. Busby Berkeley (November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) was a highly influential Hollywood movie director and musical choreographer. Berkeley was famous for his elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns.

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