Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

August 4, 1901 · 125 years old

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music…

Known For

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High Society

High Society

1956 · 1h 51m · Movie

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

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Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly!

1969 · 2h 26m · Movie

Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.

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The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

1954 · 1h 55m · Movie

Biography of bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944.

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Paris Blues

Paris Blues

1961 · 1h 38m · Movie

During the 1960s, two American expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024 · 2h 30m · Movie

Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumu...

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Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943 · 1h 38m · Movie

A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.

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A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

1948 · 1h 53m · Movie

With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her.

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The Five Pennies

The Five Pennies

1959 · 1h 57m · Movie

Danny Kaye cuts loose with his trademark musical clowning. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong plays his horn and croons in that famed gargling-granite voice. Big Band icons Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony and Shelly Manne join the fun.

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Jazz on a Summer's Day

Jazz on a Summer's Day

1960 · 1h 28m · Movie

The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022 · 1h 46m · Movie

Follow the life and legacy of the master and so-called founding father of jazz, America's first pop star, and cultural ambassador.

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A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

1966 · 1h 44m · Movie

A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.

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Bert Stern: Original Madman

Bert Stern: Original Madman

2011 · 1h 29m · Movie

"Bert Stern: Original Mad Man" is the definitive voyage into the life and work of one of America's most influential photographers. Photographing the world's most alluring women in fashion and Hollywood for the past 50 years -- Mar...

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