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- Jerry Jerome was born on June 19, 1912 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Open the Door Richard (1947), A Collection of Carols (1946) and The Bob Kennedy Show (1954). He died on November 17, 2001 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
- Originally studied to be a physician but turned to music while at medical school.
- Musical director for Apollo Records in the late 1940's.
- Tenor saxophonist, bass clarinetist and arranger. Played in Glenn Miller's first band in 1937. Later with Norvo, Goodman and Shaw, before studio work as a freelance musician.
- Tenor-saxophone player from the Big Band era who stayed active as a musician until the end of his life.
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