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PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: NOVEMBER 29 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Steve Luber and Anne Bradley

1895 Birthday of legendary film choreographer Busby Berkeley (1895-1976), whose career will be launched with a 12-show burst of creativity on Broadway between the end of 1926 and the beginning of 1930 (including A Connecticut Yankee and Good Boy) before being whisked off to Hollywood to do films like "42nd Street". His Broadway swan song was 1971's No, No, Nanette.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on November 29, 2013

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