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Jolly Coburn (né Frank Harry Coburn; 1900–1964) was an American big band leader who flourished in the mid- to late-1930s.[1]

Career

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Coburn grew up in Binghamton, New York; and, upon graduating from Binghamton High School in 1919, received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy (admission date was June 13, 1919 — Midshipman class of 1923).[2] But he resigned January 13, 1920.

Film

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Joseph Henabery directed a short film about Jolly Coburn.

Notes and references

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Notes

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Inline citations
  1. ^ American Big Bands, by William Franklin Lee, Hal Leonard (2005), pps. 174–175; OCLC 62090862
  2. ^ Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy; 1919–1920