Sonny Dunham(1911-1990)

Actor
Music Department
Soundtrack

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Sonny Dunham was born on 16 November 1911 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Behind the Eight Ball (1942), Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra in Jive Busters (1944) and Rhythm Masters (1949). He died on 9 July 1990 in Miami, Florida, USA.

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Known for

Carol Bruce, William Demarest, Dick Foran, Grace McDonald, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Behind the Eight Ball (1942)

Behind the Eight Ball

5.9

Orchestra Leader(as Sonny Durham and His Orchestra)

1942

Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra in Jive Busters

Short

Orchestra Leader Sonny Dunham

1944

Rhythm Masters (1949)

Short

Sonny Dunham

1949

Sonny Dunham in Jivin' Jam Session (1942)

Jivin' Jam Session

Short

Self(as Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra)

1942

Credits

Actor

Rhythm Masters
Short
- Sonny Dunham
- 1949
Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra in Jive Busters
Short
- Orchestra Leader Sonny Dunham
- 1944
Behind the Eight Ball
5.9
- Orchestra Leader (as Sonny Durham and His Orchestra)
- 1942

Music Department

Behind the Eight Ball
5.9
- musical director
- 1942

Soundtrack

Les Soprano
9.2
TV Series
- performer: "Sentimental Feelings" (uncredited)
- 2002

Personal details

Alternative names
- Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra
Born
- November 16, 1911
- Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- July 9, 1990
- Miami, Florida, USA

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Trivia
Played valve trombone from the age of seven, slide trombone from the age of eleven. Switched to trumpet during the 1920's, while performing with Paul Tremaine's Orchestra in New York.

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