Jimmy Dorsey

Actor

Born: February 29, 1904 (53 years old)

Died: June 17, 1957

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.

Filmography (8)

• This Is Elvis (1981, ★ 7)
• The Fabulous Dorseys (1947, ★ 6)
• Birth of the Blues (1941, ★ 6)
• That Girl from Paris (1936, ★ 6.5)
• Hollywood Canteen (1944, ★ 7.3)
• What's My Line? (1950, ★ 7)
• Lost in a Harem (1944, ★ 5.5)
• I Dood It (1943, ★ 4.2)