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| 3 | Busby Berkeley (November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976), born William Berkeley Enos, was a film director and choreographer best known for his trademark of [[BusbyBerkeleyNumber forming large groups of dancers into intricate geometric patterns, usually filmed from overhead]]. |
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| 5 | He is best known for his films produced during the Great Depression. Berkeley was choreographer or "director of musical numbers" on many of the most famous musicals made in the 1930s. Later in his career he got occasional non-musical directing gigs, like the 1939 drama ''They Made Me a Criminal'' with John Garfield. |
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| 7 | Today any scene depicting large groups of people choreographed into intricate, highly disciplined routines and patterns is an homage to Busby Berkeley. |
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| 9 | Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/{{Bubsy}}'', though the bobcat's name may have been a homage to Busby. |
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| 11 | !!Films featuring his work: |
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| 13 | * ''Film/{{Whoopee}}!'', Berkeley's first film (choreographer) |
| 14 | * ''Film/FortySecondStreet'' (choreographer) |
| 15 | * ''Film/GoldDiggersOf1933'' (choreographer) |
| 16 | ** ''Film/GoldDiggersOf1935'' (choreographer/director of musical numbers) |
| 17 | ** ''Film/GoldDiggersOf1937'' (choreographer/director of musical numbers) |
| 18 | * ''Film/FootlightParade'' (choreographer) |
| 19 | * ''Film/SheHadToSayYes'' (director) |
| 20 | * ''Film/{{Fashions of 1934}}'' (creator/director of musical numbers) |
| 21 | * ''Film/{{Dames}}'' (choreographer/director of musical numbers) |
| 22 | * ''Film/{{Stage Struck|1936}}'' (director) |
| 23 | * ''Film/TheyMadeMeACriminal'' (director) -- A FilmNoir! No singing! No dancing! No scantily-clad chorus girls! |
| 24 | * ''Film/BabesInArms'' (director) |
| 25 | * ''Film/ZiegfeldGirl'' (director of musical numbers) |
| 26 | * ''Film/ForMeAndMyGal'' (director) |
| 27 | * ''Film/TheGangsAllHere'' (director) |
| 28 | * ''Million Dollar Mermaid'' (choreographer) (Berkeley only worked on two Creator/EstherWilliams films; this is one of them.) |
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