Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
20
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-02-29
Day of Death
1957-06-17 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
James Francis Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
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.
