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"Ship Ahoy" A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

Image

Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, Red Skelton, and Eleanor Powell posed in a publicity shot for the film "Ship Ahoy." Dorsey is playing trombone while Rich...

Date Published
1942
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey

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Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey talking with an unidentified man. Shaw is standing in the center holding his clarinet while looking down at a case held by...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter, Dave Dexter, Tommy Dorsey, unidentified man, and Al Jarvis on "Can You Tie That"

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Dave Dexter, Tommy Dorsey, and an unidentified man standing behind Benny Carter and Al Jarvis. All are looking at Jarvis, seated next to a KLAC...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Count Basie, Jimmy Cagney, Ginger Rogers, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, and Don Wilson

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Backstage at a broadcast to American soldiers over the Armed Forces Radio Service network in 1945 are Count Basie, Jimmy Cagney, Ginger Rogers, Lionel...

Date Published
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Danny Kaye leading band of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Louis Armstrong, and Lionel Hampton

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Danny Kaye performing with a band featuring Benny Goodman playing clarinet, Tommy Dorsey playing trombone, Charlie Barnet playing saxophone, Louis...

Date Published
1948
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jack Benny, Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Cagney, Ginger Rogers, Count Basie, Deanna Durbin, and Tommy Dorsey

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Jack Benny, Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Cagney, Ginger Rogers, Count Basie, Deanna Durbin, and Tommy Dorsey (left to right) standing in a semi-circle...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jimmy Dorsey, Dave Dexter, and Ed Flynn

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Ed Flynn, Jimmy Dorsey, Dave Dexter, and a group of unidentified people sitting together and listening to music. Flynn is sitting third from left...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jimmy Dorsey, Dave Dexter, and Ed Flynn

Image

Jimmy Dorsey, Dave Dexter, Ed Flynn, and a group of unidentified people crowded together and laughing. Dorsey is standing on the left, looking forward...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Lauritz Melchior and Tommy Dorsey rehearsing on stage

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Lauritz Melchior, Metropolitan opera heroic tenor, and guest of Tommy Dorsey, emcee and trombone soloist of the RCA Show, as they rehearsed their...

Date Published
September-21-1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey

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Publicity photo of Tommy Dorsey playing trombone and Jimmy Dorsey playing saxophone. Both are wearing tuxedos. Tommy is standing above Jimmy.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey

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Publicity photo of Tommy Dorsey seated and holding a trombone while looking to the side. Dorsey is wearing black tuxedo.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey

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Publicity photo of Tommy Dorsey seated and turning forward while smiling. Dorsey is wearing a light colored jacket and tie.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey

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Headshot of Tommy Dorsey looking to the side and wearing a light colored jacket and tie.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey

Image

Headshot of Tommy Dorsey smiling and looking to the side. Dorsey is wearing a black tuxedo.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey and Pat Dane

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Tommy Dorsey and Pat Dane embracing in the back seat of a car. Dorsey is leaning back and kissing Dane's cheek.

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey and Pat Dane kissing

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Tommy Dorsey kissing Pat Dane on the cheek while standing outdoors.

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey in a crowd

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Tommy Dorsey standing in a crowd of unidentified people in a studio. Dorsey is turned to the side and talking.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey playing trombone

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King of Swing: Musical melodies to fit the taste of America's dancing feet, whether it's swing or sweet, are contributed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey playing trombone on stage

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A photograph from below of Tommy Dorsey playing trombone on stage with unidentified musicians in the background. Dorsey is playing into a microphone...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey playing trombone on stage

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A photograph from the side of Tommy Dorsey playing trombone on stage with an unidentified musician in the background. Dorsey is wearing a tuxedo shirt...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey with trumpet

Image

Publicity photo of Tommy Dorsey holding a trombone and facing forward while looking to the side. Dorsey is wearing a light colored jacket and tie.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Lionel Hampton

Image

Tommy Dorsey holding a trombone and looking down. Dorsey is standing next to Count Basie and Lionel Hampton, both playing a vibraphone in a studio.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey, Dave Dexter, and Jimmy Dorsey

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Tommy Dorsey, Dave Dexter, and Jimmy Dorsey at studio tables with microphones and water pitchers. Dexter is holding a cigarette and looking to the...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Dorsey, Dave Dexter, Jimmy Dorsey, and Al Jarvis on broadcast of "Can You Tie That"

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Tommy Dorsey, Dave Dexter, Jimmy Dorsey, and Al Jarvis sitting in a tile studio at tables with microphones and water pitchers for broadcast of "Can...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Portrait photographs
  • Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (24)

Types

  • photographs (24)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (24)
  • Gelatin silver prints (24)
  • Group portraits (18)
  • Snapshots (15)
  • Publicity photographs (9)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (24)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (24)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (23)
  • Trombonists (17)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (5)
  • Actresses (3)
  • Jazz musicians, White (3)
  • Men, White (3)
  • Actors (2)
  • Clarinetists (1)
  • Comedians (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Male singers (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Trombone (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Dexter, Dave (5)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (3)
  • Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957 (3)
  • Hampton, Lionel (3)
  • Cagney, James, 1899-1986 (2)
  • Dane, Patricia, 1919-1995 (2)
  • Flynn, Ed (2)
  • Jarvis, Al, 1910-1970 (2)
  • Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995 (2)
  • Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004 (2)
  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (1)
  • Barnet, Charlie (1)
  • Benny, Jack, 1894-1974 (1)
  • Carter, Benny (1)
  • Durbin, Deanna (1)
  • Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Hapmton, Lionel (1)
  • Kaye, Danny (1)
  • Melchior, Lauritz (1)
  • Powell, Eleanor, 1912-1982 (1)
  • Rich, Buddy, 1917-1987 (1)
  • Skelton, Red, 1913-1997 (1)
  • Wilson, Don, 1900-1982 (1)
  • (-) Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956 (24)

Date Published

  • 1945 (19)
  • 1950 (16)
  • 1941 (2)
  • 1946 (2)
  • 1942 (1)
  • 1945-09-21 (1)
  • 1948 (1)

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