Paul Whiteman
Birthday
1890/03/28
Day of death
1967/12/29 (77 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Also know as
The King of Jazz, Paul Samuel Whiteman
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...Read more
Acting
(1947) The Fabulous Dorseys
as Paul Whiteman
(1945) Rhapsody in Blue
as Paul Whiteman
(1938) Hollywood Hotel
as Producer at Callahan's Drive In (uncredited)
(1941) Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(1935) Thanks a Million
as Himself - Bandleader
(1944) Atlantic City
as Himself
(1927) London
as ---
(1940) Strike Up the Band
as Paul Whiteman
(1950) The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
(1930) King of Jazz
as Paul Whiteman
(1933) I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
as Self / Orchestra Leader (as Paul Whiteman and Orchestra)
(1930) My Pal Paul
as Himself
(1930) The Voice of Hollywood No. 3
as Himself
(1949) The Lambertville Story
as Paul Whiteman
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1955) America's Greatest Bands
as ---
(1959) The Big Party
as Self