Jimmy Dorsey
Department: Acting
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
Man That's Groovy
1943
La Rosita
1943
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947
Birth of the Blues
1941
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
I Dood It
1943
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1938
The Fleet's In
1942
This Is Elvis
1981
Au Reet
1943
That Girl from Paris
1936
You Leave Me Breathless
1938
Lost in a Harem
1944
Make Believe Ballroom
1949
Jazz Ball
1956
Music Man
1948
Hollywood Canteen
1944
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1948
Stage Show
1954
What's My Line?
1950