Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman began his musical career as a viola player for the San Francisco Symphony. He enlisted in the Navy during World War I, and his musical abilities resulted in the Navy putting him in charge of his own band. After the war he moved to New York in 1920, where he recorded his first hit, Whispering/The Japanese Sandman. It sold more than two million copies, making Whiteman was an...
Paul Whiteman began his musical career as a viola player for the San Francisco Symphony. He enlisted in the Navy during World War I, and his musical abilities resulted in the Navy putting him in charge of his own band. After the war he moved to New York in 1920, where he recorded his first hit, Whispering/The Japanese Sandman. It sold more than two million copies, making Whiteman was an...
Known For
Cast Credits
The Fabulous Dorseys
as Paul Whiteman
Rhapsody in Blue
as Paul Whiteman
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Strike Up the Band
as Paul Whiteman
Hollywood Hotel
as Producer at Callahan's Drive In (uncredited)
Thanks a Million
as Himself - Bandleader
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
as Self / Orchestra Leader (as Paul Whiteman and Orchestra)
King of Jazz
as Paul Whiteman