Busby Berkeley Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles

BUSBY BERKELEY

Born: November 29, 1895 in Los Angeles, California
Died: March 14, 1976 in Palm Springs, California

Biography

Director and choreographer Busby Berkeley (1895-1976) is famed for his spectacular musical production numbers, featuring scores of chorus girls. Beginning with hit Broadway musicals in the 1920s, Berkeley moved to films with the advent of sound, producing hit musical films like 42nd Street (1933). When not choreographing and directing musical extravaganzas, he proved a skilled director of serious dramas like They Made Me a Criminal (1939). At age 75, he came out of retirement to direct a Broadway revival of No No Nanette.

Film Credits | show more show less

1933-Plane-Nuts (Other), 1933-Plane-Nuts (Sound), 1996-Great-Performances (Other), 1935-Things-You-Never-See-on-the-Screen (in person), 1933-Footlight-Parade (Other), 1930-Whoopee! (Other), 1930-Whoopee! (Director), 1950-Annie-Get-Your-Gun (Director), 1946-Cinderella-Jones (Director), 1943-Girl-Crazy (Director), 1943-Cabin-in-the-Sky (Director), 1939-Babes-in-Arms (Director), 1939-They-Made-Me-a-Criminal (Director), 1935-I-Live-for-Love (Director), 1935-Gold-Diggers-of-1935 (Director), 1933-Footlight-Parade (Performer), 1950-Annie-Get-Your-Gun (Other), 1938-Gold-Diggers-in-Paris (Other), 1937-Varsity-Show (Other), 1935-I-Live-for-Love (Other), 1935-Gold-Diggers-of-1935 (Other), 1954-Rose-Marie (Music Department), 1998-The-Canadians (Other), 2008-American-Masters (Other), 1962-Billy-Rose's-Jumbo (Other), 1951-Two-Tickets-to-Broadway (Other), 1948-Romance-on-the-High-Seas (Other), 1939-Broadway-Serenade (Other), 1937-Hollywood-Hotel (Other), 1937-The-Singing-Marine (Other), 1933-Gold-Diggers-of-1933 (Other), 1932-The-Kid-from-Spain (Other), 1932-Night-World (Other), 1931-Flying-High (Other), 1949-Take-Me-Out-to-the-Ball-Game (Director), 1948-Romance-on-the-High-Seas (Director), 1942-For-Me-and-My-Gal (Director), 1941-Blonde-Inspiration (Director), 1940-Strike-Up-the-Band (Director), 1940-Forty-Little-Mothers (Director), 1938-Garden-of-the-Moon (Director), 1937-Hollywood-Hotel (Director), 1937-The-Go-Getter (Director), 1933-She-Had-to-Say-Yes (Director), 1933-She-Had-to-Say-Yes (Performer), 1933-Gold-Diggers-of-1933 (Performer), 1971-The-Movie-Crazy-Years (in person), 1942-We-Must-Have-Music (in person), 1935-A-Trip-Thru-a-Hollywood-Studio (in person), 1942-Calling-All-Girls (Music Department), 1975-Brother-Can-You-Spare-a-Dime (Other), 1934-Fashions-of-1934 (Music Department), 1998-Busby-Berkeley:-Going-Through-the-Roof (Other), 1951-Call-Me-Mister (Other), 1950-Two-Weeks-with-Love (Other), 1943-Three-Cheers-for-the-Girls (Other), 1939-The-Wizard-of-Oz (Other), 1935-In-Caliente (Other), 1932-Bird-of-Paradise (Other), 1931-Kiki (Other), 1941-Babes-on-Broadway (Director), 1941-Lady-Be-Good (Director), 1941-Ziegfeld-Girl (Director), 1939-Fast-and-Furious (Director), 1938-Comet-Over-Broadway (Director), 1936-The-Singing-Kid (Director), 1935-Bright-Lights (Director), 1971-Cineastes-de-notre-temps (in person), 1971-New-York,-New-York (in person), 1970-The-David-Frost-Show (in person), 1934-And-She-Learned-About-Dames (in person), 1942-Born-to-Sing (Music Department), 1985-That's-Dancing! (Other), 1963-Hollywood-and-the-Stars (Other), 1945-All-Star-Musical-Revue (Music Department), 1936-Gold-Diggers-of-1937 (Music Department), 2004-Ziegfeld-Girl-Intro (Other), 1953-Easy-to-Love (Other), 1953-Small-Town-Girl (Other), 1952-Million-Dollar-Mermaid (Other), 1943-The-Gang's-All-Here (Other), 1935-Stars-Over-Broadway (Other), 1934-Dames (Other), 1934-Wonder-Bar (Other), 1933-Roman-Scandals (Other), 1933-42nd-Street (Other), 1932-Girl-Crazy (Other), 1932-Sky-Devils (Other), 1931-Palmy-Days (Other), 1956-MGM-Parade (Director), 1954-1955-Big-Town (Director), 1951-The-Blue-Veil (Director), 1943-The-Gang's-All-Here (Director), 1938-Men-Are-Such-Fools (Director), 1936-Stage-Struck (Director), 1934-Dames (Director), 1931-Palmy-Days (Performer), 1970-The-Phynx (in person), 1969-The-Joey-Bishop-Show (in person), 1934-Hollywood-Newsreel (in person)

Theater Credits | show more show less

No,-No,-Nanette - Production (January 19, 1971 - March 3, 1973), Sweet-and-Low - Choreography (November 17, 1930 - April 1931), The-International-Review - Choreography (March 25, 1930 - May 17, 1930), Nine-Fifteen-Revue - Choreography (March 11, 1930 - March 15, 1930), The-Street-Singer - Production (September 17, 1929 - March 7, 1930), Broadway-Nights - Choreography (July 15, 1929 - August 17, 1929), A-Night-in-Venice - Choreography (May 21, 1929 - October 19, 1929), Pleasure-Bound - Choreography (March 18, 1929 - June 15, 1929), Hello,-Daddy - Music (December 26, 1928 - June 15, 1929), Rainbow - Choreography (November 21, 1928 - December 15, 1928), Good-Boy - Choreography (September 5, 1928 - April 13, 1929), Earl-Carroll's-Vanities-[1928] - Choreography (August 6, 1928 - March 2, 1929), Present-Arms - Performer (April 26, 1928 - September 1, 1928), White-Eagle - Choreography (December 26, 1927 - March 4, 1928), A-Connecticut-Yankee - Choreography (November 3, 1927 - October 27, 1928), Lady-Do - Staging (April 18, 1927 - June 4, 1927), The-Wild-Rose - Choreography (October 20, 1926 - December 11, 1926), Holka-Polka - Other (October 14, 1925 - October 31, 1925)

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BUSBY BERKELEY - ANNOTATED DOCUMENT SIGNED 01/02/1963 - HFSID 217839

Document signed by Busby Berkeley on January 2, 1963, retaining his membership in the Directors Guild of America. It includes blue ink date stamp and notations. Accompanied by a black-and-white photograph of Berkeley, matted by an unknown individual.

Price: $450.00
BUSBY BERKELEY - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 1947 - HFSID 251010

Photograph of Busby Berkeley on the set of Roman Scandals, inscribed and signed: "To: Richard Lamparski - to me a most/charming man - with a very fine mind/ - one whom it was a genuine pleasure/to meet - to talk with and to know/Very - but very sincerely/Busby Berkeley."

Sale Price $995.00

$1,200.00
BUSBY BERKELEY - CONTRACT SIGNED 12/28/1938 - HFSID 254752

Contract signed by Busby Berkeley with Loew's Incorporated, outlining his role as dance director for Broadway Serenade at a rate of $2,000.00 per week. Dated December 28, 1938, in Culver City, California, and countersigned by an officer of Loew's.

Sale Price $725.00

$850.00
BUSBY BERKELEY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 01/31/1968 - HFSID 176500

Document signed by Busby Berkeley, dated January 31, 1968, is a Directors Guild earnings statement. Berkeley indicates he is retired with no expected income from directing. He also handprints his name and address on the document.

Price: $400.00
BUSBY BERKELEY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 08/11/1953 - HFSID 250692

Document signed by Busby Berkeley, acknowledging receipt of a $1,600 check from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures in 1953. The document outlines the agreement for repayment and allows M-G-M to deduct this amount from future payments. Two films choreographed by Berkeley were released that year, Small Town Girl and Easy to Live.

Price: $450.00
BUSBY BERKELEY - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE CIRCA 1970 - HFSID 251608

Album leaf inscribed by Busby Berkeley, reading "To Edward/Busby Berkeley", with a typed caption dated 9-4-70. Berkeley, a renowned director and choreographer known for his musical productions, signed this item for a fan.

Price: $280.00