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Also known as Berkeley William Enos

American film director and musical choreographer (1895-1976)

Person · Open Library

Born
1895
Died
1976
Works
4

Top works

  • Babes on Broadway
  • The Busby Berkeley disc
  • Gold diggers of 1933
  • Gold diggers of 1935

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Film & TV

Directing · Los Angeles, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Berkeley's works used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy elements in kaleidoscopic on-screen…

Known for

  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — Self (archive footage)2008
  • Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star — Self (archive footage)2007
  • 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage — Self (archive footage)2006
  • Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof — Self (archive footage)2003
  • That's Dancing! — Self (archive footage)1985
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
  • The Phynx — Busby Berkeley1970
  • Omnibus — Self1967
  • We Must Have Music — Himself1942
  • A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio — Himself (uncredited)1935

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1895
Active to
1976

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Busby Berkeley (November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976), born William Berkeley Enos in Los Angeles, California, 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. Berkeley's quintessential works used legions of showgirls and props as fantastic elements in kaleidoscopic on-screen performances. He started as a theatrical director, just as many other movie director

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Key facts

Born
Berkeley William Enos , ( 1895-11-29 ) November 29, 1895, Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Died
March 14, 1976 (1976-03-14) (aged 80), Palm Desert, California , U.S.
Resting place
Desert Memorial Park , Cathedral City, California
Occupations
Film director choreographer
Years active
1927–1971
Mother
Gertrude Berkeley

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category
Busby Berkeley
date of birth
1895-11-29
date of death
1976-03-14
start of work period
1901-00-00
name in native language
Busby Berkeley
end of work period
1971-00-00
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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.

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