Benny Goodman
Acting
Born May 30, 1909 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
What's My Line?
The Dick Cavett Show
Le Grand Échiquier
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Danny Kaye Show
The Bell Telephone Hour
DuPont Show of the Month
Jazz
Bio’s Bahnhof
The World of Polygoon
The Big Party
Make Mine Music
The Gang's All Here
A Song Is Born
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
The All-Star Christmas Show
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Stage Door Canteen
Copland Conducts Copland
Hollywood Hotel
The Shining Future
Syncopation
Birth of the Blues
Allen in Movieland
Two for the Record
The Big Broadcast of 1937
The Powers Girl
Me and the Boys
Music Land
John Gunther's High Road
All the Cats Join In
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Sweet and Low-Down
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman