Harry James
Born in Albany, Georgia, USA — Mar 15 1916• Died Jul 05 1983
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Biography
Harry James was born in a rundown hotel next to the city jail in Albany, Georgia. His mother and father were members of a circus - she as a trapeze artist and he a band leader - with the Mighty Haag Circus. At seven, they settled in Beaumont, Texas where Harry learned yo play drums. By twelve, he was playing trumpet in the Christy Brothers circus band. In 1936 James joined Ben Pollack's band, soon leaving to lead the brass section of Benny Goodman's band. He even once applied to Lawrence Welk's band but was turned down because they said he played t…
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Harry James's Credits
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What's My Line?
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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The Hollywood Palace
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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
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The Ladies Man
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That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Sting II
Band Leader
Swing Fever
Harry James
How to Marry a Millionaire
Radio Trumpeter (uncredited)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
The Opposite Sex
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Bathing Beauty
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Too Many Girls
Orchestra Leader
Two Girls and a Sailor
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On Our Merry Way
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Best Foot Forward
Himself
Young Man with a Horn
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Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Hollywood Hotel
Benny Goodman Trumpeter (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Self
Carnegie Hall
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The Shining Future
Self
Do You Love Me
Barry Clayton
Syncopation
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I'll Get By
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Private Buckaroo
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Cavalcade of Bands
If I'm Lucky
Earl Gordon
The All-Star Bond Rally
Self
New Faces of 1937
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The Benny Goodman Story
Springtime in the Rockies
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Outlaw Queen
Rick Mason
Trumpet Serenade
L'empreinte rouge
Le maire
Insect Dance
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