Seymour Felix (October 23, 1892 â€" March 16, 1961) was an American
director, performer, and choreographer best known for his work in
early Broadway musicals.Seymour was born on October 23, 1892 in New
York City. He began his show business career as a professional dancer
in vaudeville at the age of 15. In the 1920s he became a dance
director in New York, creating and staging dance numbers for such
shows as Hit the Deck (1927), Whoopee! (1928), and Rosalie (1928).In
1929, he moved to Hollywood to begin staging musical films. Although
he did direct two films, Girls Demand Excitement (1931) and Stepping
Sisters (1932), he enjoyed his greatest successes as a choreographer
in both New York and Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, he choreographed his
most notable films such as The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Alexander's
Ragtime Band (1938), Rose of Washington Square (1939), Yankee Doodle
Dandy (1942, which he choreographed with LeRoy Prinz and Jack Boyle),
and Cover Girl (1944).Felix amassed sixteen Broadway credits in his
career, with his last being Strike Me Pink in 1933. He died on March
16, 1961 in Los Angeles.
director, performer, and choreographer best known for his work in
early Broadway musicals.Seymour was born on October 23, 1892 in New
York City. He began his show business career as a professional dancer
in vaudeville at the age of 15. In the 1920s he became a dance
director in New York, creating and staging dance numbers for such
shows as Hit the Deck (1927), Whoopee! (1928), and Rosalie (1928).In
1929, he moved to Hollywood to begin staging musical films. Although
he did direct two films, Girls Demand Excitement (1931) and Stepping
Sisters (1932), he enjoyed his greatest successes as a choreographer
in both New York and Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, he choreographed his
most notable films such as The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Alexander's
Ragtime Band (1938), Rose of Washington Square (1939), Yankee Doodle
Dandy (1942, which he choreographed with LeRoy Prinz and Jack Boyle),
and Cover Girl (1944).Felix amassed sixteen Broadway credits in his
career, with his last being Strike Me Pink in 1933. He died on March
16, 1961 in Los Angeles.
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