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Jimmy Dorsey
Acting
Born: February 29, 1904
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
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
Lost in a Harem
as Jimmy Dorsey
This Is Elvis
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That Girl from Paris
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
The Fleet's In
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Himself
I Dood It
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
The Fabulous Dorseys
as Jimmy Dorsey
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
