Dave Gould

{{Short description|American choreographer (1899–1969)}}

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Dave Gould (born Dezső Guttmann; March 11, 1899 – June 3, 1969) was an American choreographer and dance director. He is notable as one of the three people to win the short-lived Academy Award for Best Dance Direction.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1936 |title=The 8th Academy Awards (1936) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=April 8, 2019|work=oscars.org}}

Gould married show girl Mitzi Haynes on April 18, 1937.{{cite news |title=Dave Gould Marries; Movie Dance Director Weds Mitzi Haynes, Show Girl |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/04/18/archives/dave-gould-marries-movie-dance-director-weds-mitzi-haynes-show-girl.html |accessdate=February 26, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=April 18, 1937 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226030555/https://www.nytimes.com/1937/04/18/archives/dave-gould-marries-movie-dance-director-weds-mitzi-haynes-show-girl.html |archivedate=February 26, 2020 |location=New York, New York City}}