Dave Apollon

Dave Apollon

Born: February 23, 1898
Died: May 30, 1972
in Kiev, Russian Empire
From Wikipedia

Dave Apollon (February 23, 1898 - May 1972) was a Russian mandolin

player.

Today Dave Apollon is regarded as one of the most innovative

and influential mandolinists of the Twentieth Century, whose more notable

recordings/performances include Two Guitars, Hora staccato by Grigoraș Dinicu

and Zigeunerweisen aka "Gypsy Airs" by Pablo de Sarasate. His styles

include Gypsy and various kinds of European Folk Music. He is also regarded as

one of the first jazz mandolinist, with such memorable recordings as Who and

St. Louis Blues.

Movies for Dave Apollon...

Title: Hey, Jeannie!
Character: Mandolin player
Released: September 8, 1956
Type: TV
Hey, Jeannie! is an American situation comedy starring Jeannie Carson as a young Scottish woman living in New York City. Twenty-six episodes aired on CBS from September 8, 1956 to May 4, 1957 in the Saturday slot following The Gale Storm Show and preceding the western series Gunsmoke. Six additional episodes aired in 1958 in syndication. Reruns of Hey, Jeannie! aired during the summer of 1960 under the title The Jeannie Carson Show.
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Title: The Victor Borge Show
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 1951
Type: TV
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Dave Apollon and His Orchestra
Title: Dave Apollon and His Orchestra
Character: Self / Bandleader
Released: March 2, 1940
Type: Movie
A few musical numbers from Dave Apollon and His Orchestra.
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Dave Apollon and His Club Casanova Orchestra
Title: Dave Apollon and His Club Casanova Orchestra
Character: Self / Bandleader
Released: April 22, 1939
Type: Movie
Part of the Melody Masters series (1938-1939 season) #11 where Dave Apollon and His Club Casanova Orchestra does their comedy and music bits.
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Dave Apollon & His Orchestra
Title: Dave Apollon & His Orchestra
Character: Self / Bandleader
Released: December 24, 1938
Type: Movie
Dave Apollon & His Orchestra "Trees", "The Lady in Red", "Born to Swing" and "Shine".
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Merry Go Round of 1938
Title: Merry Go Round of 1938
Character: Dave Apollon - Orchestra Leader
Released: November 14, 1937
Type: Movie
Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.
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Movie-Mania
Title: Movie-Mania
Character: Himself
Released: May 8, 1937
Type: Movie
Dave Apollon is a one-man production staff, who puts on a stage show as writer, director, producer, bandleader, art director, and other jobs.
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Meet the Kernel
Title: Meet the Kernel
Character: Colonel Apollon / Bandleader
Released: May 16, 1936
Type: Movie
Comdy and musical short where Dave Apollon and His Band Meet the Kernel.
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In Town Tonight
Title: In Town Tonight
Character: Dave Apollon and his Romantic Serenaders
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A British musical film directed by Herbert Smith.
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Hot from Petrograd
Title: Hot from Petrograd
Character: Self / Bandleader
Released: September 2, 1933
Type: Movie
Dave Apollon go Russian for this musical short.