Roy Eldridge AKA David Roy Eldridge Born: 30-Jan-1911 Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA Died: 26-Feb-1989 Location of death: Valley Stream, Long Island, NY Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, NY
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Jazz Musician Nationality: United States Executive summary: Swing-era jazz trumpeter Wife: Viola Lee Fong (m. 24-Jan-1936, d. 1989, one child) Brother: Joe Eldridge
NEA Jazz Master 1982 Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1985 Heart Attack 1980
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Ball of Fire (2-Dec-1941)
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