Acting
Jimmy Dorsey
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Born
29 February 1904
Died
17 June 1957 (aged 53)
Birthplace
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as James Francis Dorsey
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
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
Music Man
as Self
The Fabulous Dorseys
as Jimmy Dorsey
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Himself
Lost in a Harem
as Jimmy Dorsey
I Dood It
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
The Fleet's In
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Orchestra Leader
That Girl from Paris
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)