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Paul Whiteman

Paul Whiteman

Actor, Music Department

Born March 28, 1890

Died December 29, 1967

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Paul Whiteman began his musical career as a viola player for the San Francisco Symphony. He enlisted in the Navy during World War I, and his musical abilities resulted in the Navy putting him in charge of his own band. After the war he moved to New York in 1920, where he recorded his first hit, Whispering/The Japanese Sandman. It sold more than two million copies, making Whiteman was an instant star. In 1924 he introduced the George Gershwin classic Rhapsody in Blue, which became the band's signature song. Whiteman had the foresight to hire some of the best jazz musicians of the era, including Red Nichols, Frankie Trumbauer, Tommy Dorsey and Bix Beiderbecke. Bing Crosby got his start with Whiteman in 1929, in a trio called the Rhythm Boys. Whiteman's band continued its run into the 1930s, but toward the end of the decade their popularity began to wane, and in the early 1940s Whiteman took a job as musical director for the American Broadcasting Co., a position he kept into the '60s. He would put together his band every so often during that period, and in the early 1960s they even managed to secure engagements in Las Vegas, after which Whiteman retired.

Date of Birth 28 March 1890, Denver, Colorado, USA

Date of Death 29 December 1967, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA (heart attack)

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Michael Feinstein on KING OF JAZZ and Paul Whiteman

King Of Jazz (1930) Restored Technicolor Sequence

Theatrical Trailer King Of Jazz 1930 Restored Full HD

Filmography

Actor

48

Type

Year

Billie Documentary2019Self - King of Jazz

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me Poster

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me Documentary2009Self

Jazz Mini-Series2001Self

Music on 2 Poster

Music on 2 TV Series1965Self

The Revlon Revue Poster

The Revlon Revue TV Series1960Self

The Bell Telephone Hour Poster

The Bell Telephone Hour TV Series1959Self

The Big Party TV Series1959Self

Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party TV Series1957Self

The Big Record Poster

The Big Record TV Series1957Self

Stars of Jazz Poster

Stars of Jazz TV Series1956Self

America's Greatest Bands TV Series1955Self - Host

Max Liebman Spectaculars Poster

Max Liebman Spectaculars TV Series1954Self

On the Boardwalk with Paul Whiteman TV Series1954Host

I've Got a Secret Poster

I've Got a Secret TV Series1952Self - Guest

The Name's the Same Poster

The Name's the Same TV Series1951Self - Contestant

The Golden Twenties Poster

The Golden Twenties Documentary1950Self

The Lambertville Story Short Film1949Paul Whiteman

The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue Poster

The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue TV Series1949Self - Host

TV Teen Club TV Series1949Self - Host

Musical Miracle Short Film1948Self

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self

We, the People TV Series1948Self - Musician

The Fabulous Dorseys Poster

The Fabulous Dorseys Feature Film1947Paul Whiteman

Person-Oddity Series: Rural Rhapsody Short Film1946Self

Rhapsody in Blue Poster

Rhapsody in Blue Feature Film1945Paul Whiteman

Atlantic City Poster

Atlantic City Feature Film1944Paul Whiteman

Upbeat in Music Poster

Upbeat in Music Documentary1943Self - Band Leader

Birth of the Blues Poster

Birth of the Blues Feature Film1941Paul Whiteman

The Great American Broadcast Poster

The Great American Broadcast Feature Film1941Self - Opening Montage

Strike Up the Band Poster

Strike Up the Band Feature Film1940Paul Whiteman

Hollywood Hotel Poster

Hollywood Hotel Feature Film1937Producer at Callahan's Drive In

Broadway Highlights No. 1 Short Film1935Paul Whiteman

Thanks a Million Poster

Thanks a Million Feature Film1935Paul Whiteman

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket Poster

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket Short Film1933Self

Broadway Gossip No. 2 Short Film1932Self

Hells Heels Poster

Hells Heels Short Film1930Sheriff

King of Jazz Poster

King of Jazz Feature Film1930Self

My Pal Paul Poster

My Pal Paul Short Film1930Paul Whiteman

Not So Quiet Poster

Not So Quiet Short Film1930General Pete

Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 Short Film1930Self

Spooks Short Film1930The Phantom

The Voice of Hollywood No. 3 Short Film1930Self

The Voice of Hollywood No. 3 Poster

The Voice of Hollywood No. 3 Short Film1930Self

Hollywood Snapshots #11 Documentary1929Self

Nertz Short Film1929Paul Whiteman

London Feature Film1926Paul Whiteman

Broadway After Dark Poster

Broadway After Dark Feature Film1924Self - cameo appearance

Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No. 10 Short Film1924Self

Music Department

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Type

Year

The Gun is Full of Wine Poster

The Gun is Full of Wine Short Film2024

Rhapsody in Blue Poster

Rhapsody in Blue Feature Film1945

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