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Kid Ory(1886-1973)

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  • Soundtrack
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Kid Ory
Kid Ory was born on 25 December 1886 in LaPlace, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Bicentennial Man (1999), JFK (1991) and A River Runs Through It (1992). He was previously married to Barbara Ganung. He died on 23 January 1973 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
BornDecember 25, 1886
DiedJanuary 23, 1973(86)
BornDecember 25, 1886
DiedJanuary 23, 1973(86)
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Kid Ory and Barry Truex in The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Kid Ory and Barry Truex in The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Kid Ory in Stars of Jazz (1956)
Stan Getz, Kid Ory, and Bobby Troup in Stars of Jazz (1956)

Known for:

Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man (1999)
Bicentennial Man
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Muskrat Ramble")
  • 1999
Kevin Costner in JFK (1991)
JFK
8.0
  • Soundtrack("Muskrat Ramble")
  • 1991
Craig Sheffer in A River Runs Through It (1992)
A River Runs Through It
7.2
  • Soundtrack(as Edward 'Kid' Ory, "Muskrat Ramble")
  • 1992
Chadwick Boseman in Get on Up (2014)
Get on Up
6.9
  • Soundtrack(as Edward 'Kid' Ory, "The Girls Go Crazy About the Way I Walk")
  • 2014

Credits

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Actor

  • Donna Reed and Steve Allen in The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
    The Benny Goodman Story
    • Edward 'Kid' Ory (as Edward 'Kid' Ory)
    • 1956
  • Arturo de Córdova, Woody Herman, Marjorie Lord, and Dorothy Patrick in New Orleans (1947)
    New Orleans
    • Trombonist (as Original New Orleans Ragtime Band)
    • 1947

Soundtrack

  • Chadwick Boseman in Get on Up (2014)
    Get on Up
    • writer: "The Girls Go Crazy About the Way I Walk" (as Edward 'Kid' Ory)
    • 2014
  • Essie Davis, Nathan Page, and Hugo Johnstone-Burt in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
    • performer: "Li'l Liza Jane"
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • You, the Living (2007)
    You, the Living
    • writer: "Creole Song"
    • 2007
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    • writer: "Muskrat Ramble"
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Ian Holm in Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
    Joe Gould's Secret
    • writer: "Muskrat Ramble"
    • 2000
  • Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man (1999)
    Bicentennial Man
    • writer: "Muskrat Ramble"
    • 1999
  • Craig Sheffer in A River Runs Through It (1992)
    A River Runs Through It
    • writer: "Muskrat Ramble" (as Edward 'Kid' Ory)
    • 1992
  • The Babe (1992)
    The Babe
    • writer: "Muskrat Ramble"
    • 1992
  • Kevin Costner in JFK (1991)
    JFK
    • writer: "Muskrat Ramble"
    • 1991
  • Älywapaa palokunta (1984)
    Älywapaa palokunta
    • writer: "Muskrat Ramble"
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • Sven Klangs kvintett (1976)
    Sven Klangs kvintett
    • writer: "Muskrat Ramble"
    • 1976
  • Porter Wagoner in The Porter Wagoner Show (1961)
    The Porter Wagoner Show
    • writer: "Muskrat Ramble"
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Sammy Davis Jr. in A Man Called Adam (1966)
    A Man Called Adam
    • lyrics: "Muskrat Ramble"
    • music: "Muskrat Ramble"
    • 1966
  • Shindig! (1964)
    Shindig!
    • writer: "Muskat Ramble"
    • TV Series
    • 1965
  • Arthur Haynes and Nicholas Parsons in The Arthur Haynes Show (1956)
    The Arthur Haynes Show
    • writer: "The Band Played On/Way Down Yonder in New Orleans/Muskrat Ramble/Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home"
    • TV Series
    • 1961

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Original New Orleans Ragtime Band
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • December 25, 1886
    • LaPlace, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • January 23, 1973
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
  • Spouse
    • Barbara GanungSeptember 5, 1955 - January 23, 1973 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Single: "The Creole Song" (Crescent Records).

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Operated his own nightclub in Los Angeles in the 1950s and early '60s.
  • Quotes
    Hope you live forever,and I never die.

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