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Sonny Dunham(1911-1990)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Sonny Dunham was born on 16 November 1911 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Behind the Eight Ball (1942), Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra in Jive Busters (1944) and Rhythm Masters (1949). He died on 9 July 1990 in Miami, Florida, USA.
BornNovember 16, 1911
DiedJuly 9, 1990(78)
BornNovember 16, 1911
DiedJuly 9, 1990(78)
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Carol Bruce, William Demarest, Dick Foran, Grace McDonald, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
Behind the Eight Ball
5.8
  • Orchestra Leader(as Sonny Durham and His Orchestra)
  • 1942
Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra in Jive Busters
Short
  • Orchestra Leader Sonny Dunham
  • 1944
Rhythm Masters (1949)
Rhythm Masters
Short
  • Sonny Dunham
  • 1949
Louis Da Pron, Jimmie Dodd, Sonny Dunham, Ray Kellogg, and Harriet Clark in Jivin' Jam Session (1942)
Jivin' Jam Session
Short
  • Self(as Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra)
  • 1942

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Actor

  • Rhythm Masters (1949)
    Rhythm Masters
    Short
    • Sonny Dunham
    • 1949
  • Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra in Jive Busters
    Short
    • Orchestra Leader Sonny Dunham
    • 1944
  • Carol Bruce, William Demarest, Dick Foran, Grace McDonald, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
    Behind the Eight Ball
    5.8
    • Orchestra Leader (as Sonny Durham and His Orchestra)
    • 1942

Music Department

  • Carol Bruce, William Demarest, Dick Foran, Grace McDonald, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
    Behind the Eight Ball
    5.8
    • musical director
    • 1942

Soundtrack

  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
    The Sopranos
    9.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sentimental Feelings" (uncredited)
    • 2002

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra
  • Born
    • November 16, 1911
    • Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • July 9, 1990
    • Miami, Florida, USA

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  • Trivia
    Played valve trombone from the age of seven, slide trombone from the age of eleven. Switched to trumpet during the 1920's, while performing with Paul Tremaine's Orchestra in New York.

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