Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley (born Berkeley William Enos; November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) was an American film director and musical choreographer.
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| Full name at birth | William Berkeley Enos
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| Claim to fame | Stike up the Band
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| Date of birth | 29 November 1895
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| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Date of death | 14 March 1976
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| Age | 80 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Palm Springs, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Unspecified
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| Resting place | Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California
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| Occupation | Director
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| Height | 5' 9" (175 cm)
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| High school | Mohegan Lake Military Academy
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![Busby Berkeley - Films in Review Magazine Cover [United States] (October 1973)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/u/p/uprqqd9wbfiodbro.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Inspired the song "Busby Berkeley Dreams" by the Magnetic Fields.
- Son of actress Gertrude Berkeley.
- At age 12 he enrolled in the Mohegan Lake Military Academy near Peekskill. He graduated in 1914.
- His parents were members of the Tim Frawley Repertory Company. His father was the director. He was named after two people in the Tim Frawley Repetory Company: Amy Busby (a young English soubret who later became prominent on the London stage) and William Gillette who went on to become a Broadway star, performing in a Sherlock Holmes play he had written.
- In his early days, he worked for a shoe company in Athol, Massachusetts for three years. In his spare time he played semi-pro baseball, organized a dance band and played in local shows.
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