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Paul Whiteman
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Paul Whiteman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1890-03-28,
Gender
Male
Biography
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)

Filmography

The Fabulous Dorseys

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The Fabulous Dorseys
1947-02-26

Rhapsody in Blue

6.4

Rhapsody in Blue
1945-06-27

Hollywood Hotel

5.4

Hollywood Hotel
1938-01-15

Birth of the Blues

5.3

Birth of the Blues
1941-11-07

Thanks a Million

6

Thanks a Million
1935-11-13

5

Atlantic City
1944-09-15

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London
1927-06-20

Strike Up the Band

6.2

Strike Up the Band
1940-09-27

The Golden Twenties

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The Golden Twenties
1950-04-08

6.2

King of Jazz
1930-04-20

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket

7

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
1933-01-23

6.2

My Pal Paul
1930-06-15

The Voice of Hollywood No. 3

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The Voice of Hollywood No. 3
1930-01-31

The Lambertville Story

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The Lambertville Story
1949-05-20

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.6

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

America's Greatest Bands

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America's Greatest Bands
1955-06-25

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The Big Party
1959-10-08