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W.C. Handy (1873–1958)

Soundtrack | Music Department | Producer

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Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1981. See more trivia »

Born:

William Christopher Handy
in Florence, Alabama, USA

Died:

(age 84) in New York City, New York, USA
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2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (TV documentary) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
2008 The Last Christmas Party (writer: "Aunt Hagar's Children's Blues")
 
2005 The Eight (TV series)
– HaShminiya BiF'ula (2005) (writer: "About Her" - uncredited)
 
2001-2005 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (writer: "Memphis Blues")
– Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records (2001) (writer: "Beale Street Blues")
 
2004 The Aviator (writer: "Yellow Dog Blues" 1914 / music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 / lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" 1914)
 
2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (documentary) (writer: "Careless Love")
 
2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (writer: "About Her")
 
2003/I Swing (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
2003 Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (TV documentary) (writer: "The Memphis Blues" originally "Mr. Crump", "St. Louis Blues" / music: "The Memphis Blues" originally "Mr. Crump")
 
2002 A Nero Wolfe Mystery (TV series)
– Poison à la Carte (2002) ("St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
2001 The Majestic (writer: "Aunt Hagar's Blues")
 
2001 The Cat's Meow (writer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914)
 
1999 The Thirteenth Floor (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1998 Where the Heart Is (writer: "Beale Street Blues")
 
1997 Cybill (TV series)
– Name That Tune (1997) (writer: "Saint Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1997 Wild Man Blues (documentary) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" / as William C. Handy)
 
1994 Exit to Eden (writer: "Careless Love")
 
1994 The Client (writer: "St. Louis Blues" / as William C. Handy)
 
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary) (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1984 Karkalou (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1974 The Great Gatsby (writer: "Beale Street Blues")
 
1968 Savages from Hell (writer: "St. Louis Blues March")
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary) (music: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1964 The Judy Garland Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.18 (1964) (writer: "St. Louis Blues March" - uncredited)
 
1962 Ring-a-Ding Rhythm! (writer: "Beale Street Blues")
 
1961 Stagecoach West (TV series)
– Blind Man's Bluff (1961) (writer: "Careless Love" - uncredited)
 
1959 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
– Episode dated 7 October 1959 (1959) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1959 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
– Episode #3.31 (1959) (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1957-1959 Timex All-Star Jazz Show (TV series)
– The Golden Age of Jazz (1959) (music: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
– Episode dated 30 December 1957 (1957) (music: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1958 Jazz Party (TV series)
– Episode dated 25 December 1958 (1958) (writer: "Careless Love")
– Episode dated 25 September 1958 (1958) (writer: "Memphis Blues")
 
1958 The Defiant Ones (music: "Long Gone" / as William C. Handy)
 
1958 St. Louis Blues (writer: "Careless Love", "Chantez Les Bas", "Saint Louis Blues" / music: "Morning Star", "Yellow Dog Blues", "Friendless Blues")
 
1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
– Episode #2.12 (1958) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1957 Satchmo the Great (documentary) (writer: "St Louis Blues")
 
1956 Juventud desenfrenada (writer: "San Luis Blues St. Louis Blues")
 
1955 Pete Kelly's Blues (music: "Oh, Didn't He Ramble" - uncredited)
 
1954 Blackout (music: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1954 The Glenn Miller Story (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1954 The Liberace Show (TV series)
– Great Personalities (1954) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1953 The I Don't Care Girl (writer: "Beale Street Blues" - uncredited)
 
1951 This Is Music (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1951) (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1951 The Strip (writer: "Ole Miss Blues")
 
1947 Columbia Thrills of Music: Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1947 New Orleans (writer: "Beale Street Blues")
 
1946 Do You Love Me (music: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1945 The Crimson Canary (music: "Aunt Hagar's Blues" - uncredited)
 
1945 Flirty Birdy (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1944 Jam Session (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1944 Hi, Good Lookin'! (writer: "Aunt Hagar's Blues")
 
1943 A Guy Named Joe (writer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914)
 
1943 Is Everybody Happy? (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1943 So's Your Uncle (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1943 Bataan (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited / lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1942 The Gay Sisters (writer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1942 The Next of Kin (music: "Harlem Blues" - uncredited)
 
1941 Birth of the Blues (music: "Memphis Blues" - uncredited, "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited / lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1939 Moon Over Harlem (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 / lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" 1914)
 
1939 Murder in the Night (music: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1939 St. Louis Blues (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1938 Sweethearts (music: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1938 Vitaphone Capers (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1937 Community Sing: Series 2, No. 1 (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1937 Stella Dallas (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 / lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" 1914)
 
1936 Banjo on My Knee (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited / lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1936 The Black Network (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1935 Broadway Ballyhoo (short) (music: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1935 Rambling 'Round Radio Row (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1934 Belle of the Nineties (writer: "Memphis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1933 Seasoned Greetings (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1933 The Emperor Jones (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 / lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" 1914)
 
1933 Baby Face (writer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1933 Hold Your Man (writer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1933 That's the Spirit (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1933 The Mind Reader (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1933 King Kong (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1933 Ladies They Talk About (writer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1933 Borrah Minnevitch and His Harmonica Rascals (short) (music: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1933 Barber Shop Blues (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited, "Careless Love" - uncredited)
 
1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1932 The Musical Doctor (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1932 Faithless (writer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1932 Rain (writer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1932 The Age of Consent (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited / lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1932 Winner Take All (writer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1932 Red-Headed Woman (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1932 Young Bride (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 / lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" 1914)
 
1932 Scarface (writer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914)
 
1932 Dancers in the Dark ("St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1932 Those Blues (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1931 Safe in Hell (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1931 What Price Pants (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1931 Blue Rhythm (short) (music: "St. Louis Blues" / lyrics: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1931 Night Nurse (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1931 Sky High (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1931 Nine O'Clock Folks (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1930 Up the River (music: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1930 Dixie Days (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1930/II Metro Movietone Revue (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1929 Is Everybody Happy? (writer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1929 St. Louis Blues (short) (writer: "St. Louis Blues")
 
1929 Hallelujah! (writer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1929 At the Party (short) (music: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
1928 Dick Rich and His Synco-Symphonists (music: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (3 titles)
1986 Death of a Soldier (composer: song "St. Louis Blues")
 
1959 La rebelión de los adolescentes (composer: song "St. Louis Blues" - as W.C. Hardy)
 
1929 St. Louis Blues (short) (music arranger: choral arrangements)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1929 St. Louis Blues (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary) (special thanks - as Wyer Handy)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1949-1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Musician
– Episode #11.5 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #7.33 (1954) … Himself
– The ASCAP Story: Part 2 (1952) … Himself
– The ASCAP Story: Part 1 (1952) … Himself
– Episode #3.14 (1949) … Himself
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1957 Satchmo the Great (documentary)
Himself - Songwriter
 
1955 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #2.40 (1955) … Himself
 
1954 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Gilda Gray (1954) … Himself
 
1952 Battle of the Ages (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1952) … Himself
 
1951 Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.11 (1951) … Himself
 
1950 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Composer
– Episode #2.23 (1950) … Himself - Composer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1993 Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (documentary)
Himself - Performer
 
1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 2 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Wyer Handy | W.C. Hardy
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Life is something like this trumpet. If you don't put anything in it you don't get anything out. And that's the truth. See more »

Trivia:

Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1981. See more »

Nickname:

The Father of the Blues See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio