Horace Heidt(1901-1986)

Actor
Music Department
Soundtrack

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Jimmy goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle's worst enemy because of their love for music and in-house band who constantly practices.

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L'or du ciel (1941)

Horace Heidt was born on 21 May 1901 in Alameda, California, USA. He was an actor, known for L'or du ciel (1941), The Swift Show Wagon with Horace Heidt and the American Way (1955) and Horace Heidt and His Californians (1929). He was married to Irene M. Byrd, Dorothy Frances Downing, Lorraine Burton, Adaline Whigam Sohns and Florence Woolsey. He died on 1 December 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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- 2 wins total

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Known for

James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, and Charles Winninger in L'or du ciel (1941)

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Horace Heidt

1941

Reita Green in The Swift Show Wagon with Horace Heidt and the American Way (1955)

The Swift Show Wagon with Horace Heidt and the American Way

TV Series

Host

1955

Horace Heidt and His Californians (1929)

Horace Heidt and His Californians

Short

Soundtrack("I'm 'Ka-razy' for You", "Rose of the Rio Grande", "Sleep", "I'll Never Ask for More", uncredited)

1929

Horace Heidt and His Californians (1929)

Horace Heidt and His Californians

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Short

Soundtrack("Tiger Rag", "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine", "Carnival of Venice", "I'll Never Ask for More", uncredited)

1929

Credits

Actor

The Swift Show Wagon with Horace Heidt and the American Way
TV Series
- Host
- 1955
L'or du ciel
6.0
- Horace Heidt
- 1941

Music Department

Soundtrack

Person of Interest
8.5
TV Series
- performer: "Dawn of a New Day (Song of the World's Fair)"
- 2013
The Swift Show Wagon with Horace Heidt and the American Way
TV Series
- performer: "How About You?"
- 1955
L'or du ciel
6.0
- performer: "Pete the Piper", "A Knife, a Fork and a Spoon", "Do You Believe in Fairy Tales?", "Broadway Caballero" (uncredited)
- 1941
Musical Moods
Short
- writer: "Fight Right On, Notre Dame" (uncredited)
- 1931
Horace Heidt and His Californians
Short
- performer: "I'm 'Ka-razy' for You", "Rose of the Rio Grande", "Sleep", "I'll Never Ask for More" (uncredited)
- 1929
Horace Heidt and His Californians
5.8
Short
- performer: "Tiger Rag", "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine", "Carnival of Venice", "I'll Never Ask for More" (uncredited)
- 1929

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Personal details

Born
- May 21, 1901
- Alameda, California, USA
Died
- December 1, 1986
- Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia)
Spouses
Other works
Single: "Dust" (Brunswick Records).

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Trivia
His 14-piece band was known as Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights. Sidemen at various times included the well-known composer, arranger and saxophonist Frank De Vol, pianist Frankie Carle, trumpeter Shorty Sherock, clarinetist Irving Fazola and Alvino Rey (on electric guitar).

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