Researching Bobby Connolly
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The name Bobby means "Famous" and is of German origin.
Records of Bobby Connolly on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bobby Connolly and the Connolly Family Tree
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Bobby Connolly. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bobby Connolly
Bobby Connolly
William Harold "Bobby" Connolly (July 4, 1897 – February 29, 1944) was an American choreographer and director, first for Broadway musicals and then for films.
Connolly was nominated for four Academy Awards for 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 included dance director for Flirtation Walk (1934), The Patient in Room 18 (film) (1938), The Wizard of Oz (1939) and For Me and My Gal (1942).
His Broadway choreography credits included The Desert Song (1926), Good News (1927), Funny Face (1927), The New Moon (1928), Follow Thru (1929), Show Girl (1929), Flying High (1930), Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 and 1934, and Take a Chance (1932), among others.
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