1951Nominee
Best Performance
An American in Paris
Jack Teagarden
Actor
August 20, 1905
Biography
Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden, known as "Big T" and "The Swingin' Gate", was a jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist, regarded as the "Father of Jazz Trombone."
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1939Nominee
Best Performance
Hoagy Carmichael
1960Nominee
Best Performance
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Career Highlights
1953Highlight
Best Performance
The Glass Wall
1951Highlight
Best Performance
The Strip
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An American in Paris
Jazz on a Summer's Day
The Glass Wall