1939Winner
Best Performance
The Wizard of Oz
Bobby Connolly
Actor · Director
New York City, New York, USA
July 4, 1897
Biography
William Harold "Bobby" Connolly (July 4, 1897 - February 29, 1944) was an American director and choreographer for both film and the Broadway stage. Connolly received four Academy Awards nominations, all in the category of Best Dance Direction, for his work on the films Go Into Your Dance (1935), Broadway Hostess (1935), Cain and Mabel (1936), and Ready, Willing and Able (1937). Other film credits include dance director for The Wizard of Oz (1939) and For Me and My Gal (1942).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1939Nominee
Best Performance
At the Circus
1940Nominee
Best Performance
Go West
Career Highlights
1937Highlight
Best Director
Expensive Husbands
1939Highlight
Best Performance
Honolulu
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The Wizard of Oz
At the Circus
Go West