Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
18
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 29, 1904 ( 53 years old )
Place of Birth
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
James Francis Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
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
1943-01-01La Rosita
1943-01-01The Fabulous Dorseys
1947-02-26Birth of the Blues
1941-11-07Four Jills in a Jeep
1944-03-17I Dood It
1943-09-01Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1938-10-22The Fleet's In
1942-01-24This Is Elvis
1981-04-03Au Reet
1943-01-01