Jimmy Dorsey Overview:

Actor, Jimmy Dorsey, was born James Francis Dorsey on Feb 29, 1904 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Dorsey died at the age of 53 on Jun 12, 1957 in New York City, NY .

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording.

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Jimmy Dorsey Facts
In 1938 Jimmy was included in "Ripley's 'Believe It Or Not'" for being able to play "The Flight of the Bumblebee" in two breaths. Later, on the CBS television show "Swing Time", Jimmy performed the tune in one breath.

He had one daughter, Julie Lou, with his wife Jane Porter.

Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey formed The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra in 1930. Tommy, the more temperamental one, is usually blamed for igniting the longstanding feud that broke them up in 1935. Apparently an argument erupted over the tempo of one of their songs, which led to Tommy storming out. They appeared together in one film in 1947, but did not reunite their bands until 1953. The final years of their lives were spent co-hosting a musical variety show, which introduced Elvis Presley to TV for the first time (he sang "Heartbreak Hotel").

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