Born: 28-Mar-1890
Birthplace: Denver, CO
Died: 29-Dec-1967
Location of death: Doylestown, PA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Ewing Church Cemetery, Ewing, NJ

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The King of Jazz

Military service: US Navy (WWI)

Father: Wilburforce Whiteman
Wife: Nellie Stack (m. 1908)
Wife: Miss Jimmy Smith (div. 1922)
Wife: Mildred Vanderhoff (m. 1922, div. 1931)
Wife: Margaret Livingston (actress, m. 1931, until his death)

    Capitol Records Co-Founder (1942)
    Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1993
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6157 Hollywood Blvd. (recording)
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1601 Vine St. (radio)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Fabulous Dorseys (21-Feb-1947) · Himself
    Rhapsody in Blue (22-Sep-1945) · Himself
    Atlantic City (29-Jul-1944) · Himself
    Strike Up the Band (27-Sep-1940) · Himself
    Thanks a Million (13-Nov-1935) · Himself
    King of Jazz (20-Apr-1930) · Himself

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