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Early life. Berkeley was born in Los Angeles, California, to Francis Enos (who died when Busby was eight) and stage actress Gertrude Berkeley (1864–1946). Among Gertrude's friends, and a performer in Tim Frawly's Stock company run by Busby Berkeley's father, were actress Amy Busby from whom Berkeley gained the appellation "Buzz" or "Busby" and actor William Gillette, then only four years ...
- 1927–1971
- March 14, 1976 (aged 80), Palm Desert, California, U.S.
- Berkeley William Enos, November 29, 1895, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California
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. Using innovative camera techniques, he revolutionized the genre of the musical in the ...
- Michael Barson
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. Back in the US he became a stage actor and assistant director in...
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Palm Springs, California, USA
Busby Berkeley. Additional Crew: Gold Diggers of 1935. 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. Back in the US he became a stage actor and assistant director in...
- Additional Crew, Director, Music Department
- March 14, 1976
- November 29, 1895
Oct 28, 2019 · The best place to start – 42nd Street. Three films released in the same year illustrate the breadth of Berkeley’s vision, and the stylistic diversity in his work. But the best place to begin is probably 42nd Street (1933), which single-handedly modernised the sound musical, all but inventing the puttin’-on-a-show backstage drama with all ...
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Mar 16, 2016 · Trailer for 42nd Street, choreographed by Busby Berkeley. Forty Second Street, Gold Diggers of 1933 and Footlight Parade , amazingly all made in the same year, changed the name of the game.
Busby Berkeley: Wowing 'em with excess. From the "By a Waterfall" number. Just before the big production number in "Footlight Parade," James Cagney says: "If this doesn’t get ‘em, nothin’ will." What follows is the famous "By a Waterfall" sequence in which Dick Powell dreams of dozens of beautiful mermaids sliding and swimming down a ...
