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Red Nichols(1905-1965)

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  • Music Department
  • Writer
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Red Nichols in Stars of Jazz (1956)
Red Nichols was born on 8 May 1905 in Ogden, Utah, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Bullets Over Broadway (1994) and The Five Pennies (1959). He was married to Willa Stutsman. He died on 28 June 1965 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
BornMay 8, 1905
DiedJune 28, 1965(60)
BornMay 8, 1905
DiedJune 28, 1965(60)
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Known for

Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Sweet and Lowdown
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999
John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Bullets Over Broadway
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
The Five Pennies (1959)
The Five Pennies
7.1
  • Clicquot Club Eskimo(uncredited)
  • 1959
The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
The Gene Krupa Story
6.7
  • Red Nichols
  • 1959

Credits

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Actor

  • The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
    The Gene Krupa Story
    6.7
    • Red Nichols
    • 1959
  • The Five Pennies (1959)
    The Five Pennies
    7.1
    • Clicquot Club Eskimo (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Tommy Dorsey, Tom Drake, Jane Nigh, Michael O'Shea, and Ginny Simms in Disc Jockey (1951)
    Disc Jockey
    • Red Nichols
    • 1951

Music Department

  • The Five Pennies (1959)
    The Five Pennies
    7.1
    • musician: Danny Kaye's trumpet solos
    • 1959
  • Panic in the Streets (1950)
    Panic in the Streets
    7.2
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1950

Writer

  • The Five Pennies (1959)
    The Five Pennies
    7.1
    • suggested by the life of (as Loring 'Red' Nichols)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Loring 'Red' Nichols
  • Born
    • May 8, 1905
    • Ogden, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • June 28, 1965
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
  • Spouse
    • Willa Stutsman? - June 28, 1965 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Nichols was best known as leader of 'The Five Pennies', which, despite the name, usually featured at least eight instruments. His sidemen included some of the best white jazz musicians of the 20's and 30's, including Joe Venuti, Miff Mole, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey, Jack Teagarden, Gene Krupa and Glenn Miller.

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