Skip to main content

UMKC University Libraries logoUMKC University LibrariesDigital Collections

UMKC University Libraries

UMKC University Libraries

  • Collections
  • About

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection
  3. Filming the Benny Goodman Story

Filming the Benny Goodman Story

Download Image
Details
Publicity shot showing the filming crew and audience as Steve Allen (as Benny Goodman) performs with the band in a reenactment of the 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert for The Benny Goodman Story; included on trumpet is Buck Clayton, and standing playing trumpet is Urbie Green.
Date Published
1955
Publisher
Universal-International Pictures
Subjects
African American jazz musicians
Jazz musicians, White
Jazz musicians
Actors
Motion picture cameras
Camera operators
Audiences
Big bands
Clarinetists
Trumpet players
Trombone
Trombonists
African American men
Men, White
Notes

1955

Typewritten note attached to verso: 1803-P45 The Benny Goodman Story Universal-International.. Aisle seat for cameras: Two Technicolor cameras are in the audience as Benny Goodman's historic 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert is re-enacted for the Benny Goodman Story. A Technicolor screen biography of the man who made America's most exciting music, the Universal-International film co-stars Steve Allen in the title role and Donna Reed as his wife; text printed on photo border: Printed in U.S.A c. 1955, Universal Pictures Company Inc. Permission granted for newspaper and magazine reproduction, Any other use, including television, prohibited.

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0603.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Snapshots
Publicity photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

If you have more information about this item than what is given here, we want to know! Contact us.

Related Departments

Digital Projects

Digitized and described primary sources from UMKC Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives.

LaBudde Special Collections

Print archives and research center serving scholars and organizations from around the world.

Marr Sound Archives

Over 400,000 items with a focus on the American experience as reflected in recorded sound.

University Archives

Records, catalogs, and publications from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

  • Contact Us   |  Terms of Use   |  Acknowledgments   | UMKC Libraries   |  Hosted by University of Missouri Library Systems   |  Copyright ©2025