Tommy Dorsey Overview:

Actor, Tommy Dorsey, was born Thomas Francis Dorsey on Nov 19, 1905 in Shenandoah, PA. Dorsey died at the age of 51 on Nov 26, 1956 in Greenwich, CT .

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording. In addition, Dorsey was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame .

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His daughter, Pat, got married in February 1943 to Lester Hooker, who was to become a basketball coach at William and Mary and University of Richmond. They had three children and were married until his death in 1999. Dorsey was not happy about the marriage, as Pat was only seventeen.

The Dorsey brothers' father, Thomas Dorsey, Sr., was a cornet-playing coal miner who also led the Shenandoah town band and gave music lessons on the side. He was his sons' first teacher. Their mother, Tess Dorsey, would outlive both her sons by several years.

Choked to death in his sleep after a heavy meal.

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