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The World of Benny Goodman (1963)
TV Movie | 60 min | Music

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The World of Benny Goodman (1963)

TV Movie | 60 min | Music

Profile of musician Benny Goodman that covers his childhood in Chicago, his rise to fame and his world travels, particularly his 1961 trip to Russia. Comments from his friends and musical collaborators are also featured.

Director

Eugene S. Jones

Writer

Joseph Liss

Producer

Eugene S. Jones

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Updated Jan 24, 1963

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Jan 24, 1963 (United States)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Dave Brubeck Self Self See fewer	Inland Empire (2006)
Willis Conover Self Self See fewer	Jazz at the Smithsonian: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1991)
Aaron Copland Self Self See fewer	He Got Game (1998)
Benny Goodman Self Self See fewer	Allied (2016)
Morton Gould Self Self See fewer	To the Wonder (2012)
John Hammond Self Self See fewer	Remember My Name (1978)
Sol Hurok Self Self See fewer	I Am Suzanne! (1933)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Nikita Khrushchev Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	This Hour Has Seven Days (1964)
Gene Krupa Self Self See fewer	Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Peggy Lee Self Self See fewer	Lady and the Tramp (1955)
William 'Popsie' Randolph Self Self See fewer	The World of Benny Goodman (1963)
Alexander Scourby Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Big Heat (1953)
Gilbert Seldes Self Self See fewer	This Is America (1933)
Teddy Wilson Self Self See fewer	Catch Me If You Can (2002)