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Jack Jenney(1910-1945)

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Jack Jenney was born on 12 May 1910 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Syncopation (1942). He was married to Kay Thompson and Bonnie Lake. He died on 16 December 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 12, 1910
DiedDecember 16, 1945(35)
BornMay 12, 1910
DiedDecember 16, 1945(35)
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Charlie Barnet, Connee Boswell, Jackie Cooper, Benny Goodman, Bonita Granville, Harry James, Jack Jenney, Gene Krupa, Adolphe Menjou, Alvino Rey, and Joe Venuti in Syncopation (1942)
Syncopation
6.3
  • The All American Dance Band - Jack Jenney(as Jack Jenny)
  • 1942

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  • Charlie Barnet, Connee Boswell, Jackie Cooper, Benny Goodman, Bonita Granville, Harry James, Jack Jenney, Gene Krupa, Adolphe Menjou, Alvino Rey, and Joe Venuti in Syncopation (1942)
    Syncopation
    6.3
    • The All American Dance Band - Jack Jenney (as Jack Jenny)
    • 1942
  • Fred Astaire in Second Chorus (1940)
    Second Chorus
    5.7
    • Trombone Player (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Gene Autry, Leo Carrillo, Ann Dvorak, Tamara Geva, James Gleason, Phil Regan, Ted Lewis and His Orchestra, Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, and Kay Thompson and Her Ensemble in Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
    Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
    5.4
    • Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jack Jenny
  • Born
    • May 12, 1910
    • Mason City, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 1945
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications resulting from emergency appendectomy)
  • Spouses
      Kay Thompson(divorced)

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    Trombonist who was arguably the greatest of the Big Band/Swing era, and played with Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw as well as a renown band leader. He's best remembered for his solo on Shaw's recording of "Stardust."

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