Benny Goodman
Age: 77 | From: Chicago - Illinois - USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1909-05-30 02:50:48
Death: 1986-06-13 02:50:48
Aliases: Benjamin David Goodman , The King of Swing
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Chicago - Illinois - USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 13
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
Biography
The King of Swing! Famed clarinetist, composer ("Stompin' at the Savoy") and conductor, educated at the Lewis Institute in Chicago and a student of Schillinger and Schoepp. He was a clarinetist with the orchestras of Bix Beiderbecke, Jules Herbuveaux, Arnold Johnson and Ben Pollack, and also played in Broadway theater orchestras. He began to lead his own orchestras in 1934 at the Billy Rose Music Hall, then conducted the orchestra on the weekly radio program "Let's Dance" in 1934-1935, and played at numerous hotels, colleges and theaters. Expanding his musical efforts, he performed in chamber music concerts, later touring throughout the US, Europe, the Far East, South America and the USSR and made many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his chief musical collaborators included Count Basie, Harry James, Mitchell Parish, Andy Razaf, Edgar M. Sampson, Chick Webb, and Teddy Wilson. Some of his other popular songs and instrumental compositions include "Lullaby in Rhythm," "Don't Be That Way," "Seven Come Eleven," "Flying Home," "Two O'Clock Jump," "Air Mail Special," "Dizzy Spells," "If Dreams Come True," "Georgia Jubilee," "Four Once More," and "The Kingdom of Swing".
Most Famous Work
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(1956) Self
Le Grand Échiquier
(1972) Self
Jazz
(2001) Self (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
(1978) Self
The Big Party
(1959) Self
Star Time
(1950) Self - Musician
Make Mine Music
(1946) Self (voice)
Two for the Record
(1954) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1983 | N/A | |
| 1978 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 1976 | Self - Clarinet | |
| 1975 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1972 | Self | |
| 1968 | Self - Guest | |
| 1963 | Self | |
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1959 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 1957 | Self | |
| 1956 | Self | |
| 1955 | Self | |
| Orchestra Leader (archive footage) | ||
| 1954 | Self | |
| 1950 | Self - Musician | |
| Self - Mystery Guest | ||
| 1948 | Professor Magenbruch | |
| Self - Band Leader | ||
| Self - Clarinetist | ||
| Self | ||
| 1946 | Self (voice) | |
| 1944 | Benny Goodman | |
| Self | ||
| 1943 | Benny Goodman | |
| Benny Goodman | ||
| Self - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Benny Goodman | |
| 1941 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1938 | Benny Goodman, Leader of His Orchestra | |
| 1936 | Benny Goodman | |
| 1929 | Self - Clarinet | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Original Music Composer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
