Jimmy Dorsey
- Acting
- February 29, 1904 · Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
- June 17, 1957
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
Filmography
- This Is Elvis · Self
- Jazz Ball · Self
- Stage Show
- What's My Line? · Self
- Make Believe Ballroom · Self
- Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra · Self
- Music Man · Self
- The Fabulous Dorseys · Jimmy Dorsey
- Hollywood Canteen · Self
- Lost in a Harem · Jimmy Dorsey
- Four Jills in a Jeep · Self
- I Dood It · Self
- La Rosita
- Man That's Groovy
- The Fleet's In · Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
- Birth of the Blues · Self
- Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra · Orchestra Leader
- You Leave Me Breathless
- That Girl from Paris · Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)