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American film director and musical choreographerEarly 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 ...
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 ...
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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...
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- March 14, 1976
- November 29, 1895
Jul 11, 2018 · Berkeley Williams Enos was born into a theatrical family in Los Angeles, California in the fall of 1895. He would go on to take Hollywood by storm under the flashier name “Busby Berkeley ...
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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...
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Palm Springs, California, USA
May 21, 2018 · Busby Berkeley (November 29, 1895–March 14, 1976), innovative stage and film choreographer and director, was born William Berkeley Enos in Los Angeles into a theatrical family (his father was a director; his mother an actress). After graduating in 1914 from Mohegan Lake Military Academy, Berkeley worked at various jobs, and during World War I ...
Busby Berkeley, orig. William Berkeley Enos, (born Nov. 29, 1895, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.—died March 14, 1976, Palm Springs, Calif.), U.S. film director and choreographer. The son of itinerant actors, he acted and danced in comedies from age five. After choreographing over 20 Broadway musicals, he was summoned to Hollywood to direct dance ...
