Jimmy Dorsey
Birthday: 1904-02-29 | Place of Birth: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USAJimmy 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
1944
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Himself
1943
I Dood It
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
1942
The Fleet's In
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
1938
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Orchestra Leader
1936
That Girl From Paris
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
