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Benny Goodman
Actor, Composer, Writer, Additional Credits
Born May 30, 1909Died June 13, 1986 (77 years)
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".
Benny Goodman Filmography
| 2004 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1953 | Peter Pan · as Whale |
| 1948 | A Song Is Born · as Professor Magenbruch |
| 1937 | Hollywood Hotel · as Benny Goodman, Leader Of His Orchestra |
| 2022 | Charlie Parker, Bird Songs · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Billie · as Self - King Of Swing |
| 2013 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self |
| 2001 | Jazz (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1986 | Our World (TV Series) · as Self - Bandleader |
| 1986 | The 28th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1982 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not · as Self |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1964 | Late Night Line-Up (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Swing Into Spring! · as Self |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show · as Self |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | Allen in Movieland · as Self |
| 1954 | Caesar's Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Two for the Record · as Self |
| 1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) · as Self (segment: Jazz Stylings) |
| 1952 | The Jackie Gleason Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Clarinetist |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1946 | Make Mine Music · as Self (voice) |
| 1944 | Sweet and Low-Down · as Benny Goodman |
| 1943 | The March of Time, Vol. 10, No. 5: Upbeat in Music · as Self - Band Leader |
| 1943 | The Gang's All Here · as Benny Goodman |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen · as Benny Goodman |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl · as Self - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Syncopation · as Benny Goodman |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1936 | The Big Broadcast of 1937 · as Benny Goodman |
| 1929 | Me and the Boys · as Self - Clarinet |
| 2004 | Benny Goodman: Legends in Concert - The Last Performance · as Composer |
| 1944 | Sweet and Low-Down · as Contributor To Story |