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Willie 'The Lion' Smith(1893-1973)

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Willie 'The Lion' Smith
Willie 'The Lion' Smith was born on 23 November 1893 in Goshen, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Jazz Party (1958), Sounds of Summer (1969) and Jazz Concert (1949). He died on 18 April 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 23, 1893
DiedApril 18, 1973(79)
BornNovember 23, 1893
DiedApril 18, 1973(79)
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Known for

Art Ford in Jazz Party (1958)
Jazz Party
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Indian Summer", "I Can't Get Started with You", "Mean to Me", "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid", "Stompin' at the Savoy", "Runnin' Wild", "Memphis Blues", "Somebody Loves Me", "Solitude", "St. James Infirmary", "Love Is Just Around the Corner")
Sounds of Summer
TV Series
  • Self
Jazz Concert
TV Series
  • Self
Floor Show
TV Series
  • Self

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Actor



  • Murder in Harlem (1935)
    Murder in Harlem
    4.9
    • One of the Two Pianists in Clarence Williams Orchestra in Cabaret Sequence (uncredited)
    • 1935

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  • Fanfare
    TV Series
    • performer: "Nagasaki" (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Art Ford in Jazz Party (1958)
    Jazz Party
    TV Series
    • performer: "Indian Summer", "I Can't Get Started with You", "Mean to Me", "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid", "Stompin' at the Savoy", "Runnin' Wild", "Memphis Blues", "Somebody Loves Me", "Solitude", "St. James Infirmary", "Love Is Just Around the Corner"
    • 1958

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  • Alternative name
    • Willie Smith
  • Born
    • November 23, 1893
    • Goshen, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 18, 1973
    • New York City, New York, USA(cancer)

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    Jazz musician.

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