Les Brown

Les Brown

Born: March 14, 1912
Died: January 4, 2001
in Reinerton, Pennsylvania, USA

Movies for Les Brown...

Title: Goodnight Sweetheart
Released: November 18, 1993
Type: TV
Gary Sparrow is an ordinary bloke in 1990s Britain, married to the ambitious Yvonne and working as a TV repairman. Then his whole world changes when he stumbles upon a portal to WWII-era London and begins a dual life as an accidental time traveler.
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Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Title: Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Character: Self
Released: November 16, 1991
Type: Movie
A retrospective documentary on the life and career of Ohio-born actress, singer and TV star Doris Day.
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Joys
Title: Joys
Character: Self
Released: March 5, 1976
Type: Movie
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."
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Rowan & Martin At the Movies
Title: Rowan & Martin At the Movies
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there in person. The others appear in clips, some from their own U.S. Savings Bonds spots, others from unidentified movie or TV appearances. Singer Barbara McNair is shown entertaining U.S. troops in Viet Nam, and the youth group The Young Americans also sings.
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Title: Green Acres
Released: September 15, 1965
Type: TV
Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971. Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold is Born" was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
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Title: The Mike Douglas Show
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 1961
Type: TV
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
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Rockabilly Baby
Title: Rockabilly Baby
Character: Himself
Released: October 30, 1957
Type: Movie
The mysterious Mrs. Eleanor Carter moves to Springville with her two teenage children Jimmy and Cathy. Eleanor makes friends with the town's social leader Mrs. Wellington, who supports her idea for a town youth center, and she is aided by Tom Griffith, the high school principal. At the town's annual picnic, to which Eleanor has bought a band, the town busy-body Eunice reveals what she had learned from Eleanor's past.
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Title: The Bob Hope Show
Character: Self - Orchestra Leader
Released: April 9, 1950
Type: TV
The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, "The Chevy Show with Bob Hope." When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, "The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)". In addition, he performed in "Specials" for many years. It is the longest running variety program in television's history with a record of 45 years of televised entertainment.
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Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 6
Title: Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 6
Character: Himself, with His Orchestra
Released: August 3, 1948
Type: Movie
In this musical short, Tex Beneke, Les Brown, and their Orchestras perform multiple numbers.
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Musical Merry-Go-Round #4
Title: Musical Merry-Go-Round #4
Character: Self
Released: July 17, 1948
Type: Movie
Virginia O'Brien visits Martin Block as he hosts a radio show devoted to Les Brown and His Band of Renown. A few numbers are heard from the band as Block gives a brief history of how they started. O'Brien also recalls her first movie song.
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Spreadin' the Jam
Title: Spreadin' the Jam
Character: Bandleader (uncredited)
Released: October 27, 1945
Type: Movie
A young woman who is unable to pay her rent gets some unexpected help when the other tenants throw a last-minute rent party in her apartment. In the process, they all charm the landlady out of a year's rent. The entire story is told in song (swing music) and dance (Jitterbug, Lindy Hop etc.).
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Is It Love or Is It Conscription?
Title: Is It Love or Is It Conscription?
Character: Self - Bandleader
Released: April 21, 1941
Type: Movie
Doris Day sings "Is It Love or Is It Conscription?" with Les Brown and His Orchestra
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My Lost Horizon
Title: My Lost Horizon
Character: Self - Bandleader
Released: April 7, 1941
Type: Movie
Les Brown and His Orchestra perform "My Lost Horizon" with Doris Day