Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
November 22, 1899
Died
December 27, 1981 (age 82)
Place of Birth
Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
Howard Hoagland Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael
Biography
Hoagy Carmichael was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for composing the music for "Stardust", "Georgia on My Mind", "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul", four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.
American composer and author Alec Wilder wrote of Carmichael in American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900–1950 that he was the "most talented, inventive, sophisticated and jazz-oriented" of the hundreds of writers composing pop songs in the first half of the 20th century.
Known For
TV
What's My Line?
Self
1950
TV
The Flintstones
Self (voice)
1960
TV
Climax!
Jazzman
1954
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
TV
Laramie
Jonesy
1959
TV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
TV
Telephone Time
1956
TV
Burke's Law
'Jango' Jordan
1963
TV
Burke's Law
Carl Baker
1963
TV
Lux Video Theatre
Sam
1950
TV
The Rosemary Clooney Show
Self
1956
Film
The Best Years of Our Lives
Butch Engle
1946
Film
The Las Vegas Story
Happy
1952
Film
Topper
Hoagy - Piano Player (uncredited)
1937
Film
To Have and Have Not
Cricket
1945
Film
Canyon Passage
Hi Linnet
1946
Film
Belles on Their Toes
Tom Bracken
1952
Film
Johnny Angel
Celestial O'Brien
1945
Film
Young Man with a Horn
Willie 'Smoke' Willoughby
1950
Film
Timberjack
Jingles
1955
Filmography
1982FilmBix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yetas Self1963TVBurke's Lawas 'Jango' Jordan1960TVThe Flintstonesas Self (voice)1959TVLaramieas Jonesy1957TVTonight Starring Jack Paaras Self1957FilmThe Helen Morgan Storyas Marty Dix1956TVThe Rosemary Clooney Showas Self1956TVTelephone Time1955FilmTimberjackas Jingles1954TVClimax!as Jazzman1952FilmBelles on Their Toesas Tom Bracken1952FilmThe Las Vegas Storyas Happy1950TVLux Video Theatreas Sam1950TVThe Colgate Comedy Houras Self1950FilmYoung Man with a Hornas Willie 'Smoke' Willoughby1950TVWhat's My Line?as Self1949FilmJohnny Holidayas Hoagy Carmichael1948FilmNight Songas Chick Morgan1946FilmThe Best Years of Our Livesas Butch Engle1946FilmCanyon Passageas Hi Linnet1945FilmJohnny Angelas Celestial O'Brien1945FilmTo Have and Have Notas Cricket1942FilmHong Kong Blues1941FilmLazybones1939FilmHoagy Carmichaelas Himself1937FilmTopperas Hoagy - Piano Player (uncredited)