Deceased
How Did Red Nichols Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 60Also known asErnest Loring Nichols, Loring 'Red' Nichols, Red Nichols and His Five Pennies, Red Nichols & His Five Pennies, Ernest Loring "Red" NicholsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/05/1905Born inOgden, Utah, USADied28/06/1965Died inLas VegasCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ495464 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#1161072 ↗
Ernest Loring "Red" Nichols was an American jazz cornetist, composer, and jazz bandleader. He was one of the most prolific and influential jazz musicians in the late 1920s and early 1930s, appearing on over 4,000 recordings. In 1959, a biopic was made of his life and career, The Five Pennies, starring Danny Kaye.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone HourSeries | Self | 54 |
| 1959 | The Gene Krupa StoryMovie | Himself | 54 |
| 1956 | Jazz BallMovie | Self (archive footage) | 51 |
| 1950 | QuicksandMovie | Red Nichols | 45 |