Jimmy Dorsey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 29, 1904
- Place of birth
- Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- June 17, 1957
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.
Movies with Jimmy Dorsey
- This Is Elvis 1981 · ★ 7.0
- Hollywood Canteen 1944 · ★ 7.3
- Lost in a Harem 1944 · ★ 5.6
- The Fabulous Dorseys 1947 · ★ 5.8
- Birth of the Blues 1941 · ★ 6.2
- I Dood It 1943 · ★ 5.1
- That Girl from Paris 1936 · ★ 6.9
- Four Jills in a Jeep 1944 · ★ 6.8
- Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1938 · ★ 6.5
- The Fleet's In 1942 · ★ 6.0
- Make Believe Ballroom 1949 · ★ 6.7
- Jazz Ball 1956 · ★ 8.0
- Music Man 1948 · ★ 7.5
- You Leave Me Breathless 1938 · ★ 9.0
- Man That's Groovy 1943
- La Rosita 1943
- Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1948