Tommy Dorsey(1905-1956)

Actor
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With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her.

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A Song Is Born (1948)

Tommy Dorsey was born on November 19, 1905 in Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a musician and a bandleader, whose music appeared in such films as Annie Hall (1977), Ship Ahoy (1942) and The Human Stain (2003). He also occasionally appeared as himself, frequently with his band, in a variety of films. He was previously married to Jane Karl New, Patricia Dane and Mildred Ann Kraft. He died on November 26, 1956 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.

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Awards
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Eleanor Powell and Tommy Dorsey in Ship Ahoy (1942)

Tommy Dorsey, Ziggy Elman, Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, and Buddy Morrow in Ship Ahoy (1942)

Eleanor Powell, Tommy Dorsey, Ziggy Elman, Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Buddy Morrow, and The Guardsmen in Ship Ahoy (1942)

Van Johnson, Tommy Dorsey, and Esther Williams in Thrill of a Romance (1945)

Gloria DeHaven, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Tommy Dorsey, George Murphy, Ginny Simms, and Nancy Walker in Broadway Rhythm (1944)

Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Tommy Dorsey & his orchestra. Film Set Girl Crazy (1943) 0035942 MGM

Known for:

Ship Ahoy

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Tommy Dorsey

1942

Annie Hall

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Soundtrack("Sleepy Lagoon")

1977

The Human Stain

6.2

Soundtrack("Sleepy Lagoon" (1940))

2003

Du Barry Was a Lady

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Tommy Dorsey

1943

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Universal Name Band Musical 7301: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
- Tommy Dorsey
- Short
- 1951
Disc Jockey
- Tommy Dorsey
- 1951
A Song Is Born
- Tommy Dorsey
- 1948
The Fabulous Dorseys
- Tommy Dorsey
- 1947
Thrill of a Romance
- Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)
- 1945
Broadway Rhythm
- Tommy Dorsey
- 1944
Girl Crazy
- Tommy Dorsey
- 1943
Swing Fever
- Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)
- 1943
I Dood It
- Tommy Dorsey (cameo appearance) (uncredited)
- 1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
- Tommy Dorsey
- 1943
Presenting Lily Mars
- Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)
- 1943
Ship Ahoy
- Tommy Dorsey
- 1942
Birth of the Blues
- Tommy Dorsey
- 1941
Las Vegas Nights
- Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)
- 1941
A Night in a Dormitory
- Trombone Player in Band (uncredited)
- Short
- 1930

Soundtrack

Living
- performer: "Clair de Lune"
- 2022
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
- performer: "Just Let Me Look at You"
- performer: "Royal Garden Blues"
- performer: "Boogie Woogie"
- TV Series
- 2020
The Kitchen
- performer: "Song of India"
- writer: "Song of India"
- 2019
Ask Dr. Ruth
- writer: "Song of India"
- 2019
Valencia
- performer: "Tea for Two Cha Cha"
- Short
- 2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
- writer: "Song of India"
- 2017
Hail, Caesar!
- writer: "Song of India"
- 2016
Boardwalk Empire
- Soundtrack ("Lovesick Blues" (1922))
- TV Series
- 2012
Sparkle
- writer: "You Taught Me To Love Again"
- 2012
Mildred Pierce
- performer: "Boogie Woogie"
- TV Mini Series
- 2011
Mafia II
- performer: "THE DIPSY DOODLE" (uncredited)
- Video Game
- 2010
Big River Man
- writer: "Take My Hand Precious Lord"
- 2009
Me and Orson Welles
- performer: "Alone", "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You", "The Music Goes Round and Round"
- 2008
Mad Men
- performer: "Song of the Indian Guest" (uncredited)
- TV Series
- 2008
Bitter & Twisted
- performer: "Song of India"
- 2008