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Harry James

Harry James

ActorSound Mar 15 (died age 67) Albany, Georgia, USA 1937–2017 (80 year career)
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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 We…

Known For

How to Marry a Millionaire
Film

How to Marry a Millionaire

Radio Trumpeter (uncredited)
The Ladies Man
Film

The Ladies Man

Harry James
Young Man with a Horn
Film

Young Man with a Horn

Music Consultant
That's Entertainment, Part II
Film

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Film

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)
Bathing Beauty
Film

Bathing Beauty

Harry James
The Sting II
Film

The Sting II

Band Leader
Springtime in the Rockies
Film

Springtime in the Rockies

Harry James

Filmography

Acting (37)

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