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    Jimmy Dorsey

    1904-02-29 (120 years old) in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA

    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.

    Movies

    poster
    This Is Elvis
    70 %|Apr 3, 1981
    Drama, Music, Documentary
    poster
    Jazz Ball
    70 %|Jan 1, 1956
    Music, Documentary
    poster
    Make Believe Ballroom
    55 %|Apr 1, 1949
    Music
    actor
    Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    0 %|Nov 23, 1948
    Music
    poster
    Music Man
    60 %|Sep 5, 1948
    Comedy, Music, Romance
    poster
    The Fabulous Dorseys
    60 %|Feb 26, 1947
    Drama
    poster
    Hollywood Canteen
    73 %|Dec 15, 1944
    Comedy, Music, Romance
    poster
    Lost in a Harem
    55 %|Dec 1, 1944
    Comedy
    poster
    Four Jills in a Jeep
    57 %|Mar 17, 1944
    Comedy, Music, War
    poster
    I Dood It
    40 %|Sep 1, 1943
    Music, Comedy, Romance
    actor
    Man That's Groovy
    0 %|Jan 1, 1943
    actor
    La Rosita
    0 %|Jan 1, 1943
    poster
    Au Reet
    55 %|Jan 1, 1943
    Music
    poster
    The Fleet's In
    70 %|Jan 24, 1942
    Music, Romance
    poster
    Birth of the Blues
    53 %|Nov 7, 1941
    Music, Romance
    actor
    Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    50 %|Oct 22, 1938
    Documentary, Music
    poster
    You Leave Me Breathless
    0 %|May 27, 1938
    Animation
    poster
    That Girl from Paris
    63 %|Dec 31, 1936
    Music, Comedy, Romance

    Series

    actor
    Stage Show
    0 %|Jul 3, 1954
    poster
    What's My Line?
    66 %|Feb 2, 1950
    Family, Comedy