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Ray Anthony
Age: 87
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Birth Place: Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, USA
Born: Jan. 20th, 1922
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BIOGRAPHY: Ray Anthony (real name Raymond Antonini) was born in Bentleyville, PA. On Jan 20 1922. His family moved to Cleveland where he spent most of his early life. There he studied trumpet with his father. From 1940-1941 he played in the Glenn Miller band and spent 1942-1946 in the US Navy during World War II. He also played in the Jimmy Dorsey and Al Donahue bands before forming his own band in the midwest. He was a summer replacement for Perry Como on both CBS and NBC. Anthony recorded for Capitol records for 19 years and later ran another record company Wood records for nine years. He was once married to actress 'Mamie Van Doren'. His biggest hits were the themes from Dragnet and Peter Gunn along with being one of the top big bands of the post WW2 era.
TRIVIA:
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1751 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
- Big band's theme song: "The Man With a Horn".
- Son by Van Doren, Perry Anthony.
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