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Elman, Ziggy (Harry Elman)
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5/26/1914; died 6/25/1968 in Van Nuys, Cali- fornia. On screen in The Benny Goodman Story (1955). Trumpeter with bands of Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey (1936-1943). Served in the Army Air Corp during WWII (1943-1945). Following the war rejoined the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (1945- 1947); featured on Dorsey Drive for NBC-Radio (1946). Reformed his band in 1947, leading it until his death in 1968.
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