Arthur Jarrett(1907-1987)
- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
The son of stage actor/playwright
Arthur L. Jarrett (1884-1960), Arthur
Jarrett was a prominent singer in the 1930s and 1940s. Near the end of
the 1920s he recorded for Victor and Brunswick with dance orchestras of
Ted Weems,
Earl Burtnett,
Red Nichols,
Jimmie Noone and 'Frankie Trumbauer' . He was
famous for his high tenor "counter melody" style. He made many feature
films and shorts, and introduced such hit songs "Everything I Have is
Yours" (Dancing Lady (1933)), "Let's
Fall in Love"
(Let's Fall in Love (1933))
"Did You Ever See a Dream Walking"
(Sitting Pretty (1933)) and "I've
Got a Date With a Dream"
(My Lucky Star (1938)). He led his
own orchestra in the mid-'30s while married to swimmer
Eleanor Holm. He starred in one "B"
western. He took over Hal Kemp's band in early
1941 after Kemp was killed in an auto accident. Jarrett also appeared
on Broadway in "Three After Three" (aka "Walk With Music"). He led
orchestras throughout the 1940s before becoming a disc jockey and later
a salesman.
