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Jimmy Dorsey

AKA: James Francis Dorsey
Birthday: 1904-02-29
Died: 1957-06-17
Birthplace: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA


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

The Fabulous Dorseys
Character: Jimmy Dorsey

Birth of the Blues
Character: Self (archive footage)
Four Jills in a Jeep
Character: Himself
I Dood It
Character: Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Character: Orchestra Leader
The Fleet's In
Character: Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
This Is Elvis
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

That Girl from Paris
Character: Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)

Lost in a Harem
Character: Jimmy Dorsey
Make Believe Ballroom
Character: Self
Jazz Ball
Character: Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Canteen
Character: Self