Seymour Felix

Seymour Felix (October 23, 1892 – March 16, 1961) was an American director, performer, and choreographer best known for his work in early Broadway musicals.

He began his show business career as a professional dancer in vaudeville at the age of 15.

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).

[2] Felix amassed sixteen Broadway credits in his career, with his last being Strike Me Pink in 1933.

Seymour Felix won the Academy Award for Best Dance Direction for the spectacular " A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody " from The Great Ziegfeld (MGM, 1936)