Editing Busby Berkeley (section)

{{short description|American film director and musical choreographer (1895-1976)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Busby Berkeley
| image = Busby Berkeley Portrait.jpg
| caption = Busby Berkeley {{circa}} 1935 
| birth_name = Berkeley William Enos
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1895|11|29}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|03|14|1895|11|29}}
| death_place = [[Palm Desert, California]], U.S.
| mother = [[Gertrude Berkeley]]
| resting_place = [[Desert Memorial Park]], Cathedral City, California
| other_names =
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|choreographer}}
| years_active = 1927–1971
}}

'''Berkeley William Enos''', (November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976)<ref name=PSCemDis>[http://www.pscemetery.com/pdfs/interments.pdf Palm Springs Cemetery District, "Interments of Interest"]</ref> known professionally as '''Busby Berkeley''', was an American film director and [[musical film|musical]] choreographer. Berkeley devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. Berkeley's works used large numbers of [[showgirl]]s and props as fantasy elements in [[kaleidoscope|kaleidoscopic]] on-screen performances.