Glenn Miller


About

Born
March 01, 1904
Died
December 15, 1944

Biography

Glenn Miller brought his musical talents to a variety of films over the course of his Hollywood career. Miller began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like "The Glenn Miller Story" (1954), the Brian Gilbert historical film "Voyage of the D*mned" (1976) and the Peter Falk crime adaptation "The Brink's Job" (1978). His music also appeared in the drama "Stardust M...

Biography

Glenn Miller brought his musical talents to a variety of films over the course of his Hollywood career. Miller began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like "The Glenn Miller Story" (1954), the Brian Gilbert historical film "Voyage of the D*mned" (1976) and the Peter Falk crime adaptation "The Brink's Job" (1978). His music also appeared in the drama "Stardust Memories" (1980) with Woody Allen. In addition to his music, Miller appeared in the musical comedy "Sun Valley Serenade" (1941) with Sonja Henie and the George Montgomery musical "Orchestra Wives" (1942). Miller was also credited in the Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins blockbuster "Big" (1988), "Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall" with John Achorn (1989) and "Chicago Joe and the Showgirl" (1990). He also was recognized in "Wild At Heart" with Nicolas Cage (1990). Miller's music was most recently used in "Love, Rosie" (2015) with Lily Collins. Miller passed away in December 1944 at the age of 40.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Les Miserables (1995)
Performer
Orchestra Wives (1942)
Gene Morrison
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Phil Corey

Music (Feature Film)

Waves (2019)
Song Performer
Waves (2019)
Song
Welcome to Marwen (2018)
Song
The Shape of Water (2017)
Song Performer
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Song Performer
Escape from Tomorrow (2013)
Song Performer
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
Song
Valentine's Day (2010)
Song Performer
Medal of Honor (2008)
Song Performer
Rumor Has It... (2005)
Song
The Aviator (2004)
Composer
Poolhall Junkies (2003)
Song Performer
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Song Performer
Focus (2001)
Song ("I'Ll Never Smile Again")
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Song Performer
Neil Simon's Odd Couple II (1998)
Song Performer
Tchou Tcha (1997)
Songs
'Til There Was You (1997)
Song Performer
The Neon Bible (1995)
Song Performer ("Perfidia")
Jack the Bear (1993)
Song
Straight Talk (1992)
Song Performer
Shining Through (1992)
Song
Short Fuse (1991)
Song Performer
Wild at Heart (1990)
Song Performer
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990)
Song ("Moonlight Serenade")
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1989)
Song Performer
Big (1988)
Song
Radio Days (1987)
Song Performer
Tough Guys (1986)
Song
Skorbnoe Bescuvstvie (1986)
Music
Miss Mary (1986)
Song Performer ("Elmer'S Tune")
Entre Nous (1983)
Song Performer
The Atomic Cafe (1982)
Song Performer ("Flying Home")
Stardust Memories (1980)
Song Performer
Stardust Memories (1980)
Song
The Brink's Job (1978)
Song Performer
Voyage Of The Damned (1976)
Song
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Composer
Crazy House (1943)
Composer
Orchestra Wives (1942)
Composer
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Composer

Music (Special)

Cincinnati Pops Holiday: Big Band New Year's Eve (1997)
Music
D-Day Remembered -- A Musical Tribute From the QE2 (1994)
Music
Big Band Ballroom Bash (1992)
Song

Life Events

Videos

Movie Clip

Glenn Miller Story, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Four Saxes And A Clarinet Dramatizing the key component of the title character's celebrated sound, James Stewart (with support from Harry Morgan, Charles Drake and George Tobias), after losing a trumpeter, tumbles to a clarinet solution, validated by his wife (June Allyson), via his own signature composition (Moonlight Serenade), in The Glenn Miller Story, 1954.
Sun Valley Serenade (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Chattanooga Choo Choo After the vocal and instrumental from Glenn Miller's band, the last bit of the number, Dorothy Dandridge the girl singer, with her future husband, the taller Nicholas brother Harold, and his brother Fayard, the famous tune by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon, in Sun Valley Serenade, 1941.
Sun Valley Serenade (1941) -- (Movie Clip) That Must Be Her Chest Measurement At Ellis Island on a publicity stunt, big band pianist Ted (John Payne), manager Nifty (Milton Berle) and bandleader Phil (Glenn Miller, the bandleader), arrive to pick up their kid war orphan, who turns out to be Sonja Henie, in Twentieth Century-Fox's It Happened In Sun Valley, 1941.
Sun Valley Serenade (1941) -- (Movie Clip) It Happened In Sun Valley Promo here for the Idaho resort, Glenn Miller's band with an original by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon, Milton Berle and Joan Davis schtick and Sonja Henie, in her first skating scene, tries to impress pianist Ted (John Payne), who is her legal adoptive guardian, in Sun Valley Serenade, 1941.
Glenn Miller Story, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Pennsylvania Six Five Thousand James Stewart (title character) again pawns his trombone, getting nowhere in New York, gets an assist from Don (Charles Drake), then is inspired to call Helen (June Allyson) when he hears her favorite song, leaving the number that would become his famous hit, in The Glenn Miller Story, 1954.
Glenn Miller Story, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Potted Palms And Marble Stairs Opening scene shot very near the Angel's Flight rail in downtown LA, James Stewart as the title character, with pawn broker Kranz (Sig Ruman) and pal Chummy (Henry Morgan), in the hit bio-pic The Glenn Miller Story, 1954, directed by Anthony Mann.

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