Spike Jones
Also Known As: Lindley Jones
Biography: Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader specializing in spoof arrangements of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells, hiccups, burps, and outlandish and comedic vocals. Jones and his band recorded under the title Spike Jones and His City Slickers from the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, and toured the United States and Canada as "The Musical Depreciation Revue". Description above from the Wikipedia article Spike Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, USA
Birthday: December 14, 1911
Deathday: May 01, 1965
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Gender: Male
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Variety Girl
Overview: Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-29
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Blacksmith Song
Overview: A Soundie with Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-08-24
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The Spike Jones Show
Overview: A bizarre 1952 TV pilot for "The Spike Jones Show", a comedy/variety show. The pilot was not picked up, but Spike Jones did eventually host a series on TV.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-02-03
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Ladies' Man
Overview: A boy from the country inherits $10 million, and decides to go to New York City to live it up.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-02-07
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Clink! Clink! Another Drink
Overview: A drinking song.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-01
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DTV: Golden Oldies
Overview: Compilation of DTV music videos from on The Disney Channel, combining tunes from the 1940s through the 1960s with footage of Disney animation.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-01
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Bring on the Girls
Overview: A millionaire joins the Navy hoping to find a girl who'll marry him for himself, not for his money. A beautiful gold-digger who works at a resort hotel sets out to get him.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-03-30
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Meet the People
Overview: A idealistic shipyard worker interests a beautiful Hollywood star in staging a musical tribute to the war industry, but they disagree on some important issues.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-06-01
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Fireman Save My Child
Overview: Comedy about the members of an early 1900s fire company.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-05-02
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Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy
Overview: Spike Jones and His City Slickers perform "Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy".
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-27
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Breakfast in Hollywood
Overview: The goings on of a few members of a radio show's audience is the premise for this feature film derived from the popular ABC radio show of the 1940s. This film features Tom Breneman, the radio show's host, as well as Bonita Granville, Beulah Bondi, Zasu Pitts, Billie Burke and Hedda Hopper. Musical performances are provided by Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio, along with Spike Jones and his City Slickers.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-02-26
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The Spike Jones Story
Overview: This program presents a combination of entertainer Spike Jones' personal and professional history, featuring Milton Berle and Danny Thomas, plus numerous family members and collaborators.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
Overview: An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-09-25
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Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood
Overview: In this Columbia entry of the Screen Snapshots series (production number 5855), Ken Murray takes band-leader Spike Jones and his family (wife and kids)on a Hollywood tour to see the stars (via Murray's vintage home movie footage) at play. Among the celebrities at play they see Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Boris Karloff at a charity tennis tournament.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-22
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