Name
Jimmy Dorsey
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1904-02-29
Deathday
1957-06-17 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957) was an American bandleader, saxophonist, conductor, songwriter and composer.
Through the 1920s he was a saxophonist in orchestras including those of Paul Whiteman, Red Nichols, and the California Ramblers. He formed an orchestra with his brother Tommy lasting from 1933 to 1935. He led his own orchestra before rejoining Tommy's orchestra in 1953 and taking over the orchestra after Tommy's death.
Known For
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- 1943 Man That's Groovy
- 1943 La Rosita
- 1947 The Fabulous Dorseys as Jimmy Dorsey
- 1941 Birth of the Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 1944 Four Jills in a Jeep as Himself
- 1943 I Dood It as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
- 1938 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra as Orchestra Leader
- 1942 The Fleet's In as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
- 1981 This Is Elvis as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1936 That Girl from Paris as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
- 1938 You Leave Me Breathless
- 1944 Lost in a Harem as Jimmy Dorsey
- 1949 Make Believe Ballroom as Self
- 1956 Jazz Ball as Self (archive footage)
- 1948 Music Man as Self
- 1944 Hollywood Canteen as Self
- 1948 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra as Self
- 1954 Stage Show ( 1 episode )
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 1 episode ) as Self
