Jimmy Dorsey
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1904-02-29 – 1957-06-17
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
La Rosita
1943Man That's Groovy
1943
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947Jimmy Dorsey
Birth of the Blues
1941Self (archive footage)
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944Himself
I Dood It
1943Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1938Orchestra Leader
The Fleet's In
1942Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
This Is Elvis
1981Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Au Reet
1943
That Girl from Paris
1936Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
You Leave Me Breathless
1938
Lost in a Harem
1944Jimmy Dorsey
Make Believe Ballroom
1949Self
Jazz Ball
1956Self (archive footage)
Music Man
1948Self